The Cambridge History of China: Volume 9, The Ch'ing Dynasty to 1800, Part 2 - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521243351 ISBN 13: 9780521243353

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2016

Synopsis

Volume 9, Part 2 of The Cambridge History of China is the second of two volumes which together explore the political, social and economic developments of the Ch'ing Empire during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries prior to the arrival of Western military power. Across fifteen chapters, a team of leading historians explore how the eighteenth century's greatest contiguous empire in terms of geographical size, population, wealth, cultural production, political order and military domination peaked and then began to unravel. The book sheds new light on the changing systems deployed under the Ch'ing dynasty to govern its large, multi-ethnic Empire and surveys the dynasty's complex relations with neighbouring states and Europe. In this compelling and authoritative account of a significant era of early modern Chinese history, the volume illustrates the ever-changing nature of the Ch'ing Empire, and provides context for the unforeseeable challenges that the nineteenth century would bring.

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Review:

'... this volume is and will be extremely useful for historians in general ... at the same time, it will also be unofficial for historians of china who have the ambition to add an increasingly complex and sophisticated perspective to their own academic work. Last but not least, great parts of this volume can turn out to be inspiring for one's own research ... it should ... be pointed out that the CHC, volume 9, part 1, for the first time perhaps, recognizes, in a sinological context outside of the narrow field of Manchurists and specialists of Ch'ing warfare, the crucial importance of Manchu sources for our understanding of both Manchu and Ch'ing history.' Etudes Chinoises

' ... The Ch'ing dynasty to 1800 has all it takes to become a standard reference work on early and mid-Qing history.' School of Oriental & African Studies

Book Description:

A comprehensive account of the Ch'ing Empire during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Across fifteen chapters, a team of leading historians explore how the century's greatest contiguous empire in terms of geographical size, population, wealth, cultural production, political order and military domination reached its peak and then began to unravel.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0521243351
• ISBN 13: 9780521243353
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 837
• Editor: Peterson Willard J.