The Qing Dynasty and Traditional Chinese Culture

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This engaging and insightful history of the Qing dynasty (1636-1912) offers a systematic discussion of topics such as language, philosophy, religion, art, literature, and social customs. Nuanced and wide-ranging, noted historian Richard J. Smith's authoritative book provides an essential introduction to late imperial Chinese culture and society.

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Produktdetails

Produktdetails
Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
Seitenzahl: 626
Erscheinungstermin: 23. Oktober 2015
Englisch
Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 33mm
Gewicht: 893g
ISBN-13: 9781442221932
ISBN-10: 1442221933
Artikelnr.: 42055547

Herstellerkennzeichnung
Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
gpsr@libri.de

Produktdetails

Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
Seitenzahl: 626
Erscheinungstermin: 23. Oktober 2015
Englisch
Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 33mm
Gewicht: 893g
ISBN-13: 9781442221932
ISBN-10: 1442221933
Artikelnr.: 42055547

Herstellerkennzeichnung
Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
gpsr@libri.de

Autorenporträt

By Richard J. Smith

Inhaltsangabe

PREFACE INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1: THE MING DYNASTY LEGACY The Founding of the
Ming The Evolution of Ming Institutions Ming Culture CHAPTER 2: CONQUEST
AND CONSOLIDATION The Fall of the Ming and the Rise of the Qing The Qing
Empire: A Brief Overview CHAPTER 3: THE QING POLITICAL ORDER Imperial Rule
and Metropolitan Offices Administrative Integration and Its Limits CHAPTER
4: SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS Social Classes and Conflicts Forms of
Chinese Socioeconomic Organization CHAPTER 5: LANGUAGE AND SYMBOLIC
REFERENCE Languages of the Qing The Relationship between Language and
Culture CHAPTER 6: THOUGHT The World of Ideas The Confucian Moral Order
Daoist Flight and Fancy CHAPTER 7: RELIGION State Sacrifices Buddhism and
Religious Daoism Popular Religion CHAPTER 8: ARTS AND CRAFTS Attitudes
Toward Art Craft Productions Painting and Calligraphy CHAPTER 9: LITERATURE
Categories of Classical Literature Vernacular Literature CHAPTER 10: SOCIAL
LIFE Early Life-Cycle Ritual Marriage and Beyond Amusements CHAPTER 11: THE
LATE QING AND BEYOND, 1860-2014 Reform, Revolution, and China's Inherited
Culture APPENDICES Appendix A: A Note on Chinese Names Appendix B: Weights
and Measures, Exchange Rates and Costs Appendix C: Regional Differences and
Provincial Stereotypes Appendix D: Glossary of Some Philosophical Concepts
Appendix E: Tables of Contents of Selected Editions of the Wanbao quanshu
(1612, 1636, 1758 and 1828) Appendix F: Some English-Language Writings on
Honglou meng (Dream of the Red Chamber) Appendix G: The Three Character
Classic NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX

Inhaltsangabe