Date of Award

Spring 1999

Document Type

Restricted Thesis

Terms of Use

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Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Department

History Department

First Advisor

Lillian M. Li

Abstract

On December 18, 1905, tensions between foreigners and Chinese locals on the International Settlement of north Shanghai broke out into what later became known as the Mixed Court Riot. Previous scholarship mentions this riot in passing, one of many events leading to the development of Chinese nationalism and the subsequent rebellion of 1911. Through an analysis of government documents and biographical texts, as well as a synthesis of texts on Chinese nationalism and history, Harbour’s thesis questions traditional interpretations of the Mixed Court Riot, linking the riot’s role in creating Chinese nationalism to its local context of Shanghai.

Comments

Co-recipient of the Paul H. Beik Prize in History, awarded in 1999.

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