Local government in China under the Chʹing
by Qu, Tongzu
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Local government in China under the Chʻing
by Qu, Tongzu
fromHarvard East Asian Monographs
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Type: Book
Local government in China under the Chʻing
by Qu, Tongzu
fromHarvard East Asian Monographs
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Type: Book
"This book explores processes of cultural change in a Chinese city in the aftermath of the Manchu conquest of China in 1644. The city of Yangzhou, located at the intersection of the Grand Canal and the Yangzi River, is best known as the site of a devastating human and physical d…
Introduction -- A multitude of lords : the Qing Empire, Manchu rulership, and interdomainal relations -- Planning and organizing the British embassy -- King Solomon in all his glory : the British embassy in China -- Guest ritual and interdomainal relations -- Channeling along a …
Popular culture in late imperial China
by Johnson, David, Berling, Judith A.
fromStudies on China
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Type: Book
"This book is a study of polyandry, wife-selling, and a variety of related practices in China during the Qing dynasty (1644-1912). By analyzing over 1200 legal cases from local and central court archives, Matthew Sommer explores the functions played by marriage, sex, and reprodu…
"To discuss the supernatural in China is "to talk of foxes and speak of ghosts." Ming and Qing China were well populated with foxes - shape-changing creatures who transgressed the boundaries of species, gender, and the metaphysical realm. In human form, foxes were both immoral s…
"Qing China (1644-1912) witnessed a resurgence in architectural painting, a traditional subject category known as jiehua, or boundary painting. Drawing Boundaries concerns itself with the symbolic implications of this impressive and little studied reflorescence. Beginning with …