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9780520228375

The Last Emperors

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  • ISBN13:

    9780520228375

  • ISBN10:

    0520228375

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1997-02-01
  • Publisher: Univ of California Pr

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Summary

A social history of the Qing empire (1644-1911) that focuses on the ethnic dimensions of minority rulership in what was arguably the strongest dynasty to rule China.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
vii
List of Tables
ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1(16)
PART ONE: THE MATERIAL CULTURE OF THE QING COURT
The Court Society
17(42)
PART TWO: THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF THE QING COURT
The Conquest Elite and the Imperial Lineage
59(37)
Sibling Politics
96(31)
Imperial Women
127(33)
Palace Servants
160(37)
PART THREE: QING COURT RITUALS
Rulership and Ritual Action in the Chinese Realm
197(34)
Shamanism and Tibetan Buddhism at Court
231(33)
Private Rituals
264(31)
Conclusion 295(8)
Appendix 1. Names of Qing Emperors and the Imperial Ancestors 303(1)
Appendix 2. Imperial Princely Ranks 304(1)
Notes 305(88)
Bibliography 393(50)
Glossary-Index 443

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