Bibliography

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Bickers R.A. 2007. The Boxers, China, and the World. Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield.

This book looks at many aspects of the boxer rebellion, from nationalist, religious and political points of view. It goes into detail about the motivations behind both sides of the rebellion. While much information in the book is of interest, most information sourced from this book will be from chapter 1: The Boxer Movement in Central Shanxi. [|http://books.google.com/books?id=jxgZT6XJUIoC&pg=PR18&dq=chinese+nationalism+boxer&hl=en&ei=spCJTry1FeSAmQWOqZAF&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=nationalism&f=false]

Esherick, J. 1987. The Origins of the Boxer Uprising. California: University of California Press.

The author gives a very detailed look at the events leading up to the Boxer Rebellion. He talks about the political and religious motivations fuelling the Boxer’s movement. Esherick writes more about the demographics of the region than other sources. [|http://books.google.com/books?id=jVESdBSMasMC&pg=PA404&dq=Cultures+in+collision:+The+Boxer+Rebellion&hl=en&ei=ipmJTsfBMo3zmAXRnvH2Dw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Cultures%20in%20collision%3A%20The%20Boxer%20Rebellion&f=false]

Xu, Guoqi, 2001. Nationalism, Internationalism and National Identity: China from 1895 to 1919. In: Wei, George C.X., Liu, Xiaoyuan ed. Chinese nationalism in perspective: historical and recent cases. Westport: Greenwood Press

Chapter 5 of this book, pages 101-117 concerns the nationalistic view of the Chinese people during the period from 1895 to 1919, the period in which the rebellion took place. The author talks about how the people once view themselves, how these views were changed and what the result of these changed views were. [|http://books.google.com/books?id=_9hzJfyZjEMC&pg=PA10&dq=chinese+nationalism+boxer&hl=en&ei=spCJTry1FeSAmQWOqZAF&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&sqi=2&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=nationalism&f=false

Beals, Z.C., 1901. China and the Boxers. Toronto: William Briggs.

This book was written and published close to the end of the rebellion. The Author, a Christian Reverend, aims to give a new perspective. For the most part it gives the views of western society towards the movement. This book will not be used for much information due to its bias and very “black and white” views.

"Minjan Zongiao Yu Yilutan Jietie" [Popular religion & boxer posters]. Xiao, cheng 1983. The Journal of Asian Studies Vol. 51, No. 2 (Feb., 1992) (pp. 147-163).

This section of a vastly published book, the association of asian studies, includes brief description of the religious motivations within the minds of the Chinese Rebellions. It also provides useful resources depicting such actions such as posters and paintings. The various artifacts illustrated have been well described and can be used for further understanding of the Boxer Rebellion.

The Nature and Characteristics of the Boxer Movement--A Morphological Study Jerome Ch'ên Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Vol. 23, No. 2 (1960), pp. 287-308 Published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of School of Oriental and African Studies Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org.virtual.anu.edu.au/stable/609699

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This journal article combines the knowledge of various sources regarding the Boxer Rebellion. Using religion as a main motivation to fight. Religion, however, was in the form of a belief propagated by the Chinese Party at the time promoting a end to religions in order for the country to maintain a single national belief. It also opininated that this rebellionism was one of the most significant religious and nationalistic movement in our history. _

__**Xu Xudian & Li Jinsheng, 1981, //Modern China: The 1980 Conference on the History of the Boxer Movement,// Sage Publications**__

__This article looks at the results of a Boxer Movement conference held in Shangdong, China that was attended by Chinese and foreign scholars. it provides an overview on the movement's origin, nature and role, and also on a Chinese slogan used during the movement. Despite being brief, it provides a good unbiased summary of the movement (a part of the rebellion: 1897 - 1900), with an interesting paragraph on the Chinese slogan 'Uphold the Qing, eliminate the foreign devils' [Pages 379-384]__

__http://www.jstor.org/stable/189069__

__**Xiang Lanxin, 2003, //The Origins of the Boxer War: A Multinational Study//, Routledge**__

__Examines all nine countries involved in the Boxer war, whilst providing an analysis of the misunderstandings and communication problems between the Chinese and foreign governments. Also provides a section that focuses on the various Christian Missionaries - Protestant and Catholic, with quantitative data (pages 26-39).__

__http://books.google.com.au/books?id=lAxresT12ogC&lpg=PP1&pg=PR8#v=onepage&q&f=false__


 * Edward J.M. Rhoads, 1975,** **//China's republican revolution: the case of Kwan Tang 1895-1913//, Harvard University Press**

This document explores the 'eve of change' in China and how the Boxer Rebellion came about, then further explains China's standing post-rebellion. It also looks into foreign influence from the West and how China responded to these influences before the Rebellion, setting the scene in regard to China's attitude toward foreign policy, then explaining in further detail how this attitude shifts and changes throughout and beyond the Rebellion. As opposed to a lot of other articles it focuses just as much on the political background as the religious issues.

http://books.google.com.au/books?id=bp-45xt5kC&lpg=PA1&ots=_8u6h3qEJ8&dq=boxer%20rebellion&lr&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q=boxer%20rebellion&f=false


 * Lynn Bodin, 1979, //The Boxer Rebellion//, Osprey Publishing**

This document is focused on the historical aspects of the Rebellion and explores the way in which multiple powers were allied in fighting against the rebel Boxers. It's use of original pictures and artwork as well as descriptive history is an easy read and offers lots of information in the way of the foreign view of the Rebellion. It delves into various points of conflict, such as the Siege of Peking and uses maps to help the reader understand how the missions worked. A simply laid out piece that gives a good overview of the Rebellion.

http://books.google.com.au/books?id=2YleP1OP4HsC&lpg=PA3&ots=MF8K8JKAqW&dq=boxer%20rebellion&lr&pg=PA6#v=onepage&q&f=false