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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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. Nuanced and wide-ranging, noted historian Richard J. Smith's authoritative book provides an essential introduction to late imperial Chinese culture and society. Zusammenfassung 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. Nuanced and wide-ranging, noted historian Richard J. Smith’s authoritative book provides an essential introduction to late imperial Chinese culture and society. Inhaltsverzeichnis PREFACEINTRODUCTIONCHAPTER 1: THE MING DYNASTY LEGACY The Founding of the MingThe Evolution of Ming Institutions Ming CultureCHAPTER 2: CONQUEST AND CONSOLIDATIONThe Fall of the Ming and the Rise of the Qing The Qing Empire: A Brief OverviewCHAPTER 3: THE QING POLITICAL ORDERImperial Rule and Metropolitan OfficesAdministrative Integration and Its LimitsCHAPTER 4: SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONSSocial Classes and ConflictsForms of Chinese Socioeconomic OrganizationCHAPTER 5: LANGUAGE AND SYMBOLIC REFERENCE Languages of the QingThe Relationship between Language and CultureCHAPTER 6: THOUGHTThe World of IdeasThe Confucian Moral OrderDaoist Flight and FancyCHAPTER 7: RELIGIONState SacrificesBuddhism and Religious DaoismPopular ReligionCHAPTER 8: ARTS AND CRAFTSAttitudes Toward ArtCraft ProductionsPainting and CalligraphyCHAPTER 9: LITERATURECategories of Classical LiteratureVernacular LiteratureCHAPTER 10: SOCIAL LIFEEarly Life-Cycle RitualMarriage and BeyondAmusementsCHAPTER 11: THE LATE QING AND BEYOND, 1860-2014Reform, Revolution, and China's Inherited CultureAPPENDICESAppendix A: A Note on Chinese NamesAppendix B: Weights and Measures, Exchange Rates and CostsAppendix C: Regional Differences and Provincial StereotypesAppendix D: Glossary of Some Philosophical ConceptsAppendix 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) Appendix G: The Three Character ClassicNOTESBIBLIOGRAPHYINDEX...
