
The Last Emperors
A Social History of Qing Imperial Institutions
Evelyn S. Rawski(Author)
University of California Press
1st Edition
Published on 15. November 1998
Book
Hardback
466 pages
978-0-520-21289-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Qing Dynasty was the last of the conquest dynasties to rule China. Its rulers, Manchus from the north, held power for three centuries despite major cultural and ideological differences with the Han majority. This text looks at the success of this dynasty and argues that it derived not from the assimilation of the dominant Chinese culture but from a synthesis of Manchu leadership styles with Han Chinese policies.
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
10 b-w photographs, 3 linecuts, 3 maps, 18 tables
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
953 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-21289-3 (9780520212893)
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Person
Evelyn S. Rawski is University Professor of History at the University of Pittsburgh, coauthor of Chinese Society in the Eighteenth Century (1987), and coeditor of Harmony and Counterpoint: Ritual Music in Chinese Context (1996), Death Ritual in Late Imperial and Modern China (California, 1988), and Popular Culture in Late Imperial China (California, 1985).