Banner Legacy: The Rise of the Fengtian Local Elite at the End of the Qing (Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies): 100 - Softcover

Enatsu, Yoshiki

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1938937007 ISBN 13: 9781938937002

Publisher: University of Michigan Press, 2017

Synopsis

The Eight Banners is increasingly recognized as a key institution of the Qing dynasty administration. In Banner Legacy, Professor Enatsu argues that at the end of the Qing, as this region was placed under civil administration, many Han bannermen in the newly created Fengtian Province came to local prominence, first as landlords, then as power elites—active participants in provincial politics—through the reforms of the late Qing and the early Republic. Key local leaders such as Yuan Jinkai, Zhang Rong, Zhang Huangxiang, Wu Jingliang, and Wang Yuquan may be traced to the roles of the Han Banners. Drawing on classic Japanese and Chinese resources on the area and recent scholarship, Banner Legacy uncovers the interplay between historical Qing institutions and emerging modern political practices during this tumultuous period.

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About the Author

Yoshiki Enatsu is Professor of Chinese Economic History at Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1938937007
• ISBN 13: 9781938937002
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176