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This book examines the alliance between religion and militancy as one response to the disruptions that globalised modernisation can bring about. From the mid 17th century onwards, China was racked by and nearly torn apart by revolts, nearly all of which drew upon religious inspirations as a series of holy campaigns to eradicate social/economic injustices and invidious foreign influences. These were not just peasant uprisings protesting the dislocations that ineffective government and foreign intrusions brought about. The Taiping Rebellion, arguably the most destructive in Chinese history, presented itself as a Christian war against infidels. The author argues that the ideological motivations behind these rebellions lie in the fascination with as well as revolution against the opportunities that globalised modernity provides.

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Ban Kah Choon was Head of the Department of English Language and Literature at the National University of Singapore and is currently a Visiting Professor at Mahidol University, Thailand. His wide range of published works include Absent History and Rehearsal for War. Anne Pakir is Associate Professor at the Department of English Language and Literature, National University of Singapore and is currently the Deputy Director of the NUS International Relations Office. Her areas of expertise specialises in World Englishes, English in Southeast Asia, and Language Policy and Planning. She is the co-editor of Language, Society and Education in Singapore: Issues and Trends.

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