Table of Contents for
Culturing Modernity
Introduction
1. The Model in Myth and Reality
The History and Geography of Nantong
Prelude: 1894-1903
Transformation: 1903-1914
Zhang’s Trip to Japan; Constitutional Waves; Village-ism; Local Self-government Reform; New Initiatives
Model Campaign: 1914-1921
Turning Point; Investigative Tourism; Growing Fame; The Model at Its Height; Show Time
Myth Making
2. The Model in Space and Time
The Reconfiguration of Space
The New Downtown; Suburbs; Architecture and Landscape; Visitors’ Impressions
The Changing Concept of Time
National Time; Factory Time and the Clock; The Control of Time
3. The Model in Print
The Rise of the Press
Landmark Publications
Documents of Industrial Development in Tongzhou; Achievements of Nantong Local Self-government in the Last Nineteen Years; Illustrated Gazetteer of Nantong County; Nantong Industry, Education, Philanthropy, Scenery
Other Media
The Zhangs’ Newspapers; Tonghai xinbao; Film Production Companies; Popular Print Culture
4. The Model on Display
The Nantong Museum
Zhang Jian’s Initial Proposal; The Creation of the Nantong Museum; The Control of the Museum; The Exhibitory Function of the Museum
Schools as Exhibitory Institutions
Sports Meets; Public Speaking; Celebrity Speakers
Theater and Performance
A Perfect Match; The Reform; Setbacks; One Man’s Theater
5. The Model in Decline
Economic Crisis
Causes of the Mill’s Financial Troubles; Casualties of the Dasheng Decline; Financial Maneuvers; The Changing of the Guard
The Political Demise of the Zhang Family
The Rise of Zhang Xiaoruo; The Assembly and Speaker Campaigns; Popular Protests; Impact on the Zhangs
Political and Social Instability
Campus Unrest; Political Parties
6. The Model as Past
The Right to Remember
Mechanisms of Memory
The Issue of Preservation
The Meaning of Remembrance
Conclusion
Notes
Chinese Names and Terms
Bibliography
Index
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