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Soulstealers
The Chinese Sorcery Scare of 1768
Häftad, 2007
358 kr
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Midway through the reign of the Ch’ien-lung emperor, Hungli, in the most prosperous period of China’s last imperial dynasty, mass hysteria broke out among the common people. It was feared that sorcerers were roaming the land, clipping off the ends of men’s queues (the braids worn by royal decree), …
Chinese Among Others
Emigration in Modern Times
Häftad, 2009
1035 kr
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This book tells the remarkable worldwide story of Chinese emigration since the sixteenth century, a process that is integral to the history of state and society in China. Distinguished historian Philip A. Kuhn explores the creative opportunism that has allowed Chinese migrants to adapt to different …
Chinese Among Others
Emigration in Modern Times
E-bok, 2008
731 kr
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In this book, distinguished historian Philip A. Kuhn tells the remarkable five-century story of Chinese emigration as an integral part of China''s modern history. Although emigration has a much longer past, its "modern" phase dates from the sixteenth century, when European colonialists began to …
Origins of the Modern Chinese State
Häftad, 2003
266 kr
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What is "Chinese" about China's modern state? This book proposes that the state we see today has developed over the past two centuries largely as a response to internal challenges emerging from the late empire. Well before the Opium War, Chinese confronted such constitutional questions as: How does …
