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Richard J. Smith - Qing Dynasty and Traditional Chinese Culture, Inbunden

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

Qing Dynasty and Traditional Chinese Culture

Av Richard J. Smith

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The Qing dynasty (1636–1912)—a crucial bridge between “traditional” and “modern” China—was remarkable for its expansiveness and cultural sophistication. This engaging and insightful history of Qing political, social, and cultural life traces the complex interaction between the Inner Asian traditions of the Manchus, who conquered China in 1644, and indigenous Chinese cultural traditions. Noted historian Richard J. Smith argues that the pragmatic Qing emperors presented a “Chinese” face to their subjects who lived south of the Great Wall and other ethnic faces (particularly Manchu, Mongolian, Central Asian, and Tibetan) to subjects in other parts of their vast multicultural empire. They were attracted by many aspects of Chinese culture, but far from being completely “sinicized” as many scholars argue, they were also proud of their own cultural traditions and interested in other cultures as well.Setting Qing dynasty culture in historical and global perspective, Smith shows how the Chinese of the era viewed the world; how their outlook was expressed in their institutions, material culture, and customs; and how China’s preoccupation with order, unity, and harmony contributed to the civilization’s remarkable cohesiveness and continuity. Nuanced and wide-ranging, his authoritative book provides an essential introduction to late imperial Chinese culture and society.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2015-10-23
  • Mått: 160 x 236 x 41 mm
  • Vikt: 1 093 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 560
  • Förlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
  • ISBN: 9781442221925
  • Utmärkelser: Winner of Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2016
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Richard J. Smith is George and Nancy Rupp Professor of Humanities, Professor of History, and James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy Scholar at Rice University.

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In this comprehensive history of Qing China (1636–1912), Smith offers an insightful interpretation of the empire’s successes, the Manchu rulers’ multiculturalism, and the dominant Han Chinese culture’s enduring vigor. Organized both chronologically and thematically, the survey starts with an engaging overview of the political trajectory of China from the 14th century to the dawn of the 20th century, followed by an in-depth discussion of the Qing Empire’s essential institutions. A renowned expert on Chinese cosmology and thought, historian Smith provides lucid discussions in the remaining pages on the major facets of the dynasty’s cultural landscape, as well as the mechanisms that sustained its dynamics. The systematic attention that the survey gives to the mental world of the Qing Chinese supplements the dominant emphasis on political and socioeconomic history in other authoritative overviews of the dynasty. . . . Smith’s work is up-to-date, providing synopses of recent debates and new findings in the field. An indispensable resource for teachers and students of late imperial and modern China, as well as for those who labor in the vineyards of world history courses. Summing Up: Essential. All levels/libraries.

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