Willard J. Peterson is the Gordon Wu Professor of Chinese Studies at Princeton University, New Jersey. He is the editor of Volume 9 of The Cambridge History of China series, and is also author of two chapters in Volume 8 of the series. His main field is Ming-Ch'ing intellectual history.

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• Introduction. The Ch'ing Dynasty, the Ch'ing Empire, and the Great Ch'ing Willard J. Peterson; 1. Governing provinces R. Kent Guy; 2. Taiwan prefecture in the eighteenth century John Robert Shepherd; 3. The extension of Ch'ing rule over Mongolia, Sinkiang, and Tibet, 1636–1800 Nicola Di Cosmo; 4. Tributary relations between the Chosŏn and Ch'ing courts to 1800 Lim Jongtae; 5. The emergence of the state of Vietnam John K. Whitmore and Brian Zottoli; 6. Cultural transfers between Tokugawa Japan and Ch'ing China to 1800 Benjamin A. Elman; 7. Ch'ing relations with maritime Europeans John E. Wills, Jr and John L. Cranmer-Byng; 8. Catholic missionaries, 1644–1800 John W. Witek; 9. Calendrical learning and medicine, 1600–1800 Chu Pingyi; 10. Taoists, 1644–1850 Vincent Goossaert; 11. Arguments over learning based on intuitive knowing in early Ch'ing Willard J. Peterson; 12. Advancement of learning in early Ch'ing: three cases Willard J. Peterson; 13. Dominating learning from above during the K'ang-hsi period Willard J. Peterson; 14. Political pressures on the cultural sphere in the Ch'ing period Wang Fan-sen; 15. Changing roles of local elites from the 1720s to 1830s Seunghyun Han; Bibliography; Glossary; Index.

Willard J. Peterson is the Gordon Wu Professor of Chinese Studies at Princeton University, New Jersey. He is the editor of Volume 9 of The Cambridge History of China series, and is also author of two chapters in Volume 8 of the series. His main field is Ming-Ch'ing intellectual history.

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• Introduction. The Ch'ing Dynasty, the Ch'ing Empire, and the Great Ch'ing Willard J. Peterson; 1. Governing provinces R. Kent Guy; 2. Taiwan prefecture in the eighteenth century John Robert Shepherd; 3. The extension of Ch'ing rule over Mongolia, Sinkiang, and Tibet, 1636–1800 Nicola Di Cosmo; 4. Tributary relations between the Chosŏn and Ch'ing courts to 1800 Lim Jongtae; 5. The emergence of the state of Vietnam John K. Whitmore and Brian Zottoli; 6. Cultural transfers between Tokugawa Japan and Ch'ing China to 1800 Benjamin A. Elman; 7. Ch'ing relations with maritime Europeans John E. Wills, Jr and John L. Cranmer-Byng; 8. Catholic missionaries, 1644–1800 John W. Witek; 9. Calendrical learning and medicine, 1600–1800 Chu Pingyi; 10. Taoists, 1644–1850 Vincent Goossaert; 11. Arguments over learning based on intuitive knowing in early Ch'ing Willard J. Peterson; 12. Advancement of learning in early Ch'ing: three cases Willard J. Peterson; 13. Dominating learning from above during the K'ang-hsi period Willard J. Peterson; 14. Political pressures on the cultural sphere in the Ch'ing period Wang Fan-sen; 15. Changing roles of local elites from the 1720s to 1830s Seunghyun Han; Bibliography; Glossary; Index.

Willard J. Peterson is the Gordon Wu Professor of Chinese Studies at Princeton University, New Jersey. He is the editor of Volume 9 of The Cambridge History of China series, and is also author of two chapters in Volume 8 of the series. His main field is Ming-Ch'ing intellectual history.

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• Introduction. The Ch'ing Dynasty, the Ch'ing Empire, and the Great Ch'ing Willard J. Peterson; 1. Governing provinces R. Kent Guy; 2. Taiwan prefecture in the eighteenth century John Robert Shepherd; 3. The extension of Ch'ing rule over Mongolia, Sinkiang, and Tibet, 1636–1800 Nicola Di Cosmo; 4. Tributary relations between the Chosŏn and Ch'ing courts to 1800 Lim Jongtae; 5. The emergence of the state of Vietnam John K. Whitmore and Brian Zottoli; 6. Cultural transfers between Tokugawa Japan and Ch'ing China to 1800 Benjamin A. Elman; 7. Ch'ing relations with maritime Europeans John E. Wills, Jr and John L. Cranmer-Byng; 8. Catholic missionaries, 1644–1800 John W. Witek; 9. Calendrical learning and medicine, 1600–1800 Chu Pingyi; 10. Taoists, 1644–1850 Vincent Goossaert; 11. Arguments over learning based on intuitive knowing in early Ch'ing Willard J. Peterson; 12. Advancement of learning in early Ch'ing: three cases Willard J. Peterson; 13. Dominating learning from above during the K'ang-hsi period Willard J. Peterson; 14. Political pressures on the cultural sphere in the Ch'ing period Wang Fan-sen; 15. Changing roles of local elites from the 1720s to 1830s Seunghyun Han; Bibliography; Glossary; Index.