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The Manchu Way: The Eight Banners and Ethnic Identity in Late Imperial China
Mark C. Elliott
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Description for The Manchu Way: The Eight Banners and Ethnic Identity in Late Imperial China
Paperback. In 1644, the Manchus, a relatively unknown people inhabiting China's northeastern frontier, overthrew the Ming, Asia's mightiest rulers, and established the Qing dynasty, This book supplies a radically new perspective on the formative period of the modern Chinese nation. Num Pages: 608 pages, 22 half-tones 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 33. Weight in Grams: 844.
In 1644, the Manchus, a relatively unknown people inhabiting China's rude northeastern frontier, overthrew the Ming, Asia's mightiest rulers, and established the Qing dynasty, which endured to 1912. From this event arises one of Chinese history's great conundrums: How did a barely literate alien people manage to remain in power for nearly 300 years over a highly cultured population that was vastly superior in number? This problem has fascinated scholars for almost a century, but until now no one has approached the question from the Manchu point of view. This book, the first in any ... Read more
In 1644, the Manchus, a relatively unknown people inhabiting China's rude northeastern frontier, overthrew the Ming, Asia's mightiest rulers, and established the Qing dynasty, which endured to 1912. From this event arises one of Chinese history's great conundrums: How did a barely literate alien people manage to remain in power for nearly 300 years over a highly cultured population that was vastly superior in number? This problem has fascinated scholars for almost a century, but until now no one has approached the question from the Manchu point of view. This book, the first in any ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804746847
SKU
V9780804746847
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About Mark C. Elliott
Mark C. Elliott is Professor of Chinese and Inner Asian History at Harvard University.
Reviews for The Manchu Way: The Eight Banners and Ethnic Identity in Late Imperial China
This book is the most interesting history ever written of the Manchus in Chinese life, and one of the most important contributions to Qing studies in the last decade. . . . It is engagingly, even elegantly written, with enviable clarity and nice touches of ironic humor.
Timothy Brook
University of Toronto
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Timothy Brook
University of Toronto
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