The Last Emperors
内容简介
The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last and arguably the greatest of the conquest dynasties to rule China. Its rulers, Manchus from the north, held power for three centuries despite major cultural and ideological differences with the Han majority. In this book, Evelyn Rawski offers a bold new interpretation of the remarkable success of this dynasty, arguing that it derived not from the assimilation of the dominant Chinese culture, as has previously been believed, but rather from an artful synthesis of Manchu leadership styles with Han Chinese policies.
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作者简介
Evelyn S. Rawski is University Professor of History at the University of Pittsburgh, coauthor of Chinese Society in the Eighteenth Century (1987), and coeditor of Harmony and Counterpoint: Ritual Music in Chinese Context (1996), Death Ritual in Late Imperial and Modern China (California, 1988), and Popular Culture in Late Imperial China (California, 1985).
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读书文摘
一九一一年以后的分离运动证明，我们不能简单地把大清帝国与称为民族国家的中国完全等同。
本书认同以前学者的观点：清是中国历史上最伟大的王朝。对于宫廷政治中长期存在的困扰以前各朝代的许多问题，大清都找到了解决之道。
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