Journal of East China Normal University (Philosophy and Social Sciences) ›› 2007, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (5): 43-48.doi: 10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5579.2007.05.007

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On a Shortcoming of the study of secret societies in the perspective of the narrative of revolutionary history

Qing-hua RUAN   

  1. Department of History, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
  • Received:2006-11-29 Online:2007-09-25 Published:2007-09-25

Abstract:

In the history of modern Chinese revolution, "the revolutionary forces" thought that jobless migrants and secret societies were both revolutionary and destructive.The secret societies were defined as migrant associations in this perspective.The author argues that this ideologically oriented approach ignores the difference between secret societies and migrant organizations.

Key words: secret societies, migrants, migrant organizations

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