'… 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

• 1. State building before 1644 Gertraude Roth Li; 2. The Ch'ing conquest under the Shun-chih reign Jerry Dennerline; 3. The K'ang-hsi reign Jonathan Spence; 4. The Yung-cheng reign Madeleine Zelin; 5. The Ch'ien-lung reign Alexander Woodside; 6. The conquest elites of the Ch'ing empire Pamela Crossley; 7. The social roles of literati Benjamin Elman; 8. Women, families, and gender relations Susan Mann; 9. Social stability and social change William Rowe; 10. Economic developments Ramon Myers and Yeh-chien Wang.

'… 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

• 1. State building before 1644 Gertraude Roth Li; 2. The Ch'ing conquest under the Shun-chih reign Jerry Dennerline; 3. The K'ang-hsi reign Jonathan Spence; 4. The Yung-cheng reign Madeleine Zelin; 5. The Ch'ien-lung reign Alexander Woodside; 6. The conquest elites of the Ch'ing empire Pamela Crossley; 7. The social roles of literati Benjamin Elman; 8. Women, families, and gender relations Susan Mann; 9. Social stability and social change William Rowe; 10. Economic developments Ramon Myers and Yeh-chien Wang.

'… 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

• 1. State building before 1644 Gertraude Roth Li; 2. The Ch'ing conquest under the Shun-chih reign Jerry Dennerline; 3. The K'ang-hsi reign Jonathan Spence; 4. The Yung-cheng reign Madeleine Zelin; 5. The Ch'ien-lung reign Alexander Woodside; 6. The conquest elites of the Ch'ing empire Pamela Crossley; 7. The social roles of literati Benjamin Elman; 8. Women, families, and gender relations Susan Mann; 9. Social stability and social change William Rowe; 10. Economic developments Ramon Myers and Yeh-chien Wang.