Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Backstage Passage
2. The Paichusuo and the Jurisdiction of Qing
3. Policing and the Politics of Care
4. Administrative Repair
5. Holding Things Together
6. Strong Democracy, Weak Police
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Jeffrey T. Martin is Assistant Professor of Anthropology and of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Follow him on X @jematica.