The Cambridge History of China
The Cambridge History of China
£127.00
GBPThis volume of the Cambridge History of China considers the political, military, social, and economic developments of the Ch'ing empire to 1800. The period begins with the end of the resurgent Ming dynasty, covered in volumes 7 and 8, and ends with the beginning of the collapse of the imperial system in the nineteenth century, described in volume 10. Taken together, the ten chapters elucidate the complexities of the dynamic interactions between emperors and their servitors, between Manchus and non-Manchu populations, between various elite groups, between competing regional interests, between merchant networks and agricultural producers, between rural and urban interests, and, at work among all these tensions, between the old and new. This volume presents the changes underway in this period prior to the advent of Western imperialist military power.
- Provides the only detailed accounts in English of the emperors' reigns and the social history of eighteenth-century China
- Offers sophisticated consideration of the character and implications of Manchu control of the Ch'ing empire
- Contains analyses of all strata and sectors of Chinese society by leading experts in their specializations
Reviews & endorsements
'… this volume is and will be extremely useful for historians in general … at the same time, it will also be unofficial for historians of china who have the ambition to add an increasingly complex and sophisticated perspective to their own academic work. Last but not least, great parts of this volume can turn out to be inspiring for one's own research … it should … be pointed out that the CHC, volume 9, part 1, for the first time perhaps, recognizes, in a sinological context outside of the narrow field of Manchurists and specialists of Ch'ing warfare, the crucial importance of Manchu sources for our understanding of both Manchu and Ch'ing history.' Etudes Chinoises
' … The Ch'ing dynasty to 1800 has all it takes to become a standard reference work on early and mid-Qing history.' School of Oriental & African Studies
Product details
February 2003Hardback
9780521243346
780 pages
236 × 163 × 50 mm
1.223kg
3 b/w illus. 12 maps 12 tables
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Table of Contents
- 1. State building before 1644 Gertraude Roth Li
- 2. The Ch'ing conquest under the Shun-chih reign Jerry Dennerline
- 3. The K'ang-hsi reign Jonathan Spence
- 4. The Yung-cheng reign Madeleine Zelin
- 5. The Ch'ien-lung reign Alexander Woodside
- 6. The conquest elites of the Ch'ing empire Pamela Crossley
- 7. The social roles of literati Benjamin Elman
- 8. Women, families, and gender relations Susan Mann
- 9. Social stability and social change William Rowe
- 10. Economic developments Ramon Myers and Yeh-chien Wang.
