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Author Rawski, Evelyn Sakakida.

Title The last emperors : a social history of Qing imperial institutions / Evelyn S. Rawski
Published Berkeley ; London : University of California Press, [1998]
©1998

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 MELB  951.03 Raw/Lea  AVAILABLE
Description xii,481 pages : illustrations, maps,portraits ; 24 cm
Series [NetLibrary]
[EBSCO eBook Collection]
NetLibrary
EBSCO eBook Collection
Contents Pt. 1. The Material Culture of the Qing Court. 1. The Court Society -- Pt. 2. The Social Organization of the Qing Court. 2. The Conquest Elite and the Imperial Lineage. 3. Sibling Politics. 4. Imperial Women. 5. Palace Servants -- Pt. 3. Qing Court Rituals. 6. Rulership and Ritual Action in the Chinese Realm. 7. Shamanism and Tibetan Buddhism at Court. 8. Private Rituals -- App. 1. Names of Qing Emperors and the Imperial Ancestors -- App. 2. Imperial Princely Ranks
Summary The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last and arguably the greatest of the conquest dynasties to rule China. Its rulers, Manchus from the northeast, held power for three centuries despite major cultural and ideological differences from the Han majority. In this book, Evelyn Rawski offers a bold new interpretation of the remarkable success of this dynasty, and argues that it derived not from the assimilation of the dominant Chinese culture, as has previously been believed, but from an artful synthesis of Manchu leadership styles and Han Chinese policies
Notes "Philip E. Lilienthal book."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-442) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Political culture -- China.
Rites and ceremonies -- China.
SUBJECT China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024078
China -- Kings and rulers. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024149
China -- Court and courtiers. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008100605
Genre/Form History.
LC no. 97038792
ISBN 0520228375 paperback
0520212894 alkaline paper
Other Titles Social history of Qing imperial institutions