Mantsjoe (taal)

Manchu grammar

by Gorelova, L. M., (Lilii︠a︡ Mikhaĭlovna)

fromHandbuch der Orientalistik

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A comprehensive grammar of Manchu, the official language in China during the Qing dynasty. Taking also into account the scholarship on the subject from both China and Russia, the volume covers the Manchu writing system, morphology and phrenology. Sibe is also dealt with.

The Manchu way: the eight banners and ethnic identity in late imp…

by Elliott, Mark C.

0 Type: Book

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.