A Pragmatic Experiment of Rural Construction Movement: The Self-Government of Wanxi in Southwestern Henan, 1930 -1940
type: CreativeWork
description: Wanxi is located in the southwestern part of todaya??s Henan province of China. From 1930 to 1940, there was a local self-government, which was led by local elites. This thesis discusses this historical event from two perspectives. One is from the central-local relationship, and the other is from the a??local state buildinga??, or rural reconstruction. Consequently, this thesis argues that the local self-government of Wanxi had two-fold significance for modern Chinese history study. First, it could be regarded as a vivid case of Guomindanga??s failure in extending the state power to the rural society. Second, the local self-government of Wanxi was one successful rural reconstruction experiment in the 1930s.
abstract: Wanxi is located in the southwestern part of todaya??s Henan province of China. From 1930 to 1940, there was a local self-government, which was led by local elites. This thesis discusses this historical event from two perspectives. One is from the central-local relationship, and the other is from the a??local state buildinga??, or rural reconstruction. Consequently, this thesis argues that the local self-government of Wanxi had two-fold significance for modern Chinese history study. First, it could be regarded as a vivid case of Guomindanga??s failure in extending the state power to the rural society. Second, the local self-government of Wanxi was one successful rural reconstruction experiment in the 1930s.
author: CHI ZHEN
keywords: Wanxi, local self-government, local initiative, state, rural reconstruction
date published: 2007-07-13
date modified: 2026-07-24T03:31:26Z
provider: National University of Singapore
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: National University of Singapore