《街头文化:成都公共空间、下层民众与地方政治,1870-1930》一书,是一部关于下层民众的历史。在该书中,我们既可以体会到微观历史下日常生活的丰富多彩、街头文化的引人入胜,亦可看到近代中国政治、经济和社会剧变的宏大叙事。该书以其在学术上的重要性、原初性、深入的研究、方法的精湛、论证的力度,以及对城市史研究领域的重大贡献,荣获“美国城市史研究学会最佳著作奖”。下面内容摘自该书第一部《下层民众与公共空间》。 “Street Culture: Chengdu Public Space, Lower-Level People and Local Politics, 1870-1930” is a history of the lower classes. In this book, we can both understand the richness of daily life under the micro-historical and attractive street culture, and we can also see the grand narrative of political, economic and social changes in modern China. The book was awarded “The American Urban History Research Society Best Book Award” for its academic importance, originality, in-depth research, methodological excellence, and strength of argumentation, as well as its significant contribution to the field of urban history research. . The following is taken from the first part of the book, “The Lower People and Public Space.”