A court on horseback : imperial touring & the construction of Qing rule, 1680-1785 / Michael G. Chang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chang, Michael G., 1970-

Series:

Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 287.

Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 287

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Qianlong, Emperor of China, 1711-1799--Travel.

Qianlong.

Central-local government relations--China--History--18th century.

Central-local government relations.

China--Politics and government--18th century.

China.

Jiangsu Sheng (China)--Politics and government--18th century.

Jiangsu Sheng (China).

Zhejiang Sheng (China)--Politics and government--18th century.

Zhejiang Sheng (China).

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2007.

Other Title:

Imperial Touring & the Construction of Qing Rule, 1680-1785

Place of Publication:

Boston : Harvard University Asia Center, 2007.

Summary:

"Between 1751 and 1784, the Qianlong emperor embarked upon six southern tours, traveling from Beijing to Jiangnan and back. These tours were exercises in political theater that took the Manchu emperor through one of the Qing empire's most prosperous regions. This study elucidates the tensions and the constant negotiations characterizing the relationship between the imperial center and Jiangnan, which straddled the two key provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Politically, economically, and culturally, Jiangnan was the undisputed center of the Han Chinese world; it also remained a bastion of Ming loyalism and anti-Manchu sentiment. How did the Qing court constitute its authority and legitimate its domination over this pivotal region? What were the precise terms and historical dynamics of Qing rule over China proper during the long eighteenth century? In the course of addressing such questions, this study also explores the political culture within and through which High Qing rule was constituted and contested by a range of actors, all of whom operated within socially and historically structured contexts. The author argues that the southern tours occupied a central place in the historical formation of Qing rule during a period of momentous change affecting all strata of the eighteenth-century polity.".

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Michael G. Chang

Introduction / Michael G. Chang

Historical Precedents & the Multivalence of Imperial Touring / Michael G. Chang

"Following Ancestors" / Michael G. Chang

Putting a Court on Horseback / Michael G. Chang

The Perils of Peace & the Politics of Empire Wars, Tours, and Military Readiness / Michael G. Chang

"Returning to Purity & Simplicity" / Michael G. Chang

The Southern Tours as Cultural Encompassment / Michael G. Chang

The Poetics & Politics of Qianlong's Encounter with Jiangnan / Michael G. Chang

Popular Perceptions & the Primacy of Ethno-Dynastic Politics, 1765-1785 / Michael G. Chang

Imperial Touring at the Last, 1800-1820 / Michael G. Chang

A Note on Provincial Preparations for Qianlong's Southern Tours / Michael G. Chang

An Estimate of the Overall Costs for Qianlong's Southern Tours / Michael G. Chang

Southern Tour Recruitment Examinations: A Quantitative Analysis / Michael G. Chang

Works Cited / Michael G. Chang

Character List / Michael G. Chang

Index / Michael G. Chang.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [473]-501) and index.

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ISBN:

9781684174560

1684174562

OCLC:

608483402

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9781684174560 DOI