Dry Spells: State Rainmaking and Local Governance in Late Imperial China

by Jeffrey Snyder-Reinke

Chinese officials put considerable effort into managing the fiscal and legal affairs of their jurisdictions, but they also devoted significant time and energy to performing religious rituals on behalf of the state. This groundbreaking study explores this underappreciated aspect of Chinese political life by investigating rainmaking activities organized or conducted by local officials in the Qing dynasty. Using a wide variety of primary sources, this...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674033345
• ISBN13: 9780674033344
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"