Books

Ethnic China: identity, assimilation, and resistance

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""There are some serious concerns and critical questions about the on-going minority protesting in China, such as Tibetan monks' self-immolations, Muslims' suicide bombings, and Uyghur large-scale demonstrations. Why are minorities such as the Uyghur dissatisfied, when China is …

The Manchus

by Crossley, Pamela Kyle

fromPeoples of Asia

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The Manchus looks at the development of this ethnic group from its achievements as ruler of its own people to ruler of all China and now, in the 1990s its resurgence after the downfall of the last Manchu Emperor in 1912.

Manchu-Mongol relations on the eve of the Qing conquest: a documentary history

by Di Cosmo, Nicola, Bao, Dalizhabu

fromBrill's Inner Asian library

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"The original Manchu and Mongol documents selected for this publication, translated and amply annotated, provide fascinating new information about the relations between Manchus and Mongols before the Manchu conquest of China." "They include diplomatic correspondence, military li…

A comprehensive Manchu-English dictionary

by Branner, David Prager, Norman, Jerry, Dede, Keith

fromHarvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series

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Jerry Norman's Comprehensive Manchu-English Dictionary, a substantial revision and enlargement of his Concise Manchu-English Lexicon of 1978, now long out of print, is poised to become the standard English-language resource on the Manchu language. As the dynastic language of the…

Bannermen tales (zidishu): Manchu storytelling and cultural hybridity in the…

by Chiu, Elena Suet-Ying

fromHarvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series

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"The first full-length study in English of zidishu, an important storytelling and performance genre rooted in the hybrid, popular culture of Qing dynasty Beijing, which was associated with the culture of the Qing bannermen--the Manchu's military and administrative personnel. Arg…

Reorienting the Manchus: a study of sinicization, 1583-1795

by Huang, Pei

fromCornell East Asia series

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"Making extensive use of Chinese, Japanese, Manchu, and Western sources, the author adopts a historical multifaceted approach to explore the various forces geography, economics, frontier contacts, political and social institutions; language, literature and art; religion and Conf…

Reorienting the Manchus: a study of sinicization, 1583-1795

by Huang, Pei

fromCornell East Asia series

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"Making extensive use of Chinese, Japanese, Manchu, and Western sources, the author adopts a historical multifaceted approach to explore the various forces geography, economics, frontier contacts, political and social institutions; language, literature and art; religion and Conf…

Reorienting the Manchus: a study of sinicization, 1583-1795

by Huang, Pei

fromCornell East Asia series

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"Making extensive use of Chinese, Japanese, Manchu, and Western sources, the author adopts a historical multifaceted approach to explore the various forces geography, economics, frontier contacts, political and social institutions; language, literature and art; religion and Conf…