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The Qing Dynasty and traditional Chinese culture / Richard J. Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Richard J. (Richard Joseph), 1944- author.
- Standardized Title:
- China's cultural heritage
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- China--Civilization--1644-1912.
- China.
- Civilization.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 612 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
- Summary:
- This Engaging and insightful history of the Qing dynasty (1636-1912) offers a systematic discussion of topics such as language, philosophy, religion, art, literature, and social customs. Nuances and wide-ranging, noted historian Richard J. Smith's authoritative book provides an essential introduction to late imperial Chinese culture and society. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- The Ming Dynasty legacy
- The founding of the Ming
- The evolution of Ming institutions
- Ming culture
- Conquest and consolidation
- The fall of the Ming and the rise of the Qing
- The Qing empire: a brief overview
- The Qing political order
- Imperial rule and metropolitan offices
- Administrative integration and its limits
- Social and economic institutions
- Social classes and conflicts
- Forms of Chinese socioeconomic organization
- Language and symbolic reference
- Languages of the Qing
- The relationship between language and culture
- Thought
- The world of ideas
- The confucian moral order
- Daoist flight and fancy
- Religion
- State sacrifices
- Buddhism and religious Daoism
- Popular religion
- Arts and crafts
- Attitudes toward art
- Craft productions
- Painting and calligraphy
- Literature
- Categories of classical literature
- Vernacular literature
- Social life
- Early life-cycle ritual
- Marriage and beyond
- Amusements
- The late Qing and beyond, 1860-2014
- Reform, revolution, and China's inherited culture
- Appendices
- Appendix A: a note on Chinese names
- Appendix B: weights and measures, exchange rates and costs
- Appendix C: regional differences and provincial stereotypes
- Appendix D: glossary of some philosophical concepts
- Appendix E: tables of contents of selected editions of the Wanbao Quanshu (1612, 1636, 1758 and 1828)
- Appendix F: some English-language writings on Honglou Meng (dream of the red chamber).
- Notes:
- Revision of the author's China's cultural heritage.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781442221925
- 1442221925
- 9781442221932
- 1442221933
- OCLC:
- 898910891
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