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Informationen zum Autor By Jonathan Porter Klappentext This clear book provides an overview of Ming-Qing China (1368–1912), its last imperial age. As the climax of the traditional era and the harbinger of modern China, Porter argues that imperial China must be explored for its own sake as well as for the insights it provides in understanding contemporary China, and indeed world history writ large. Zusammenfassung This clear book provides an overview of Ming-Qing China (1368–1912), its last imperial age. As the climax of the traditional era and the harbinger of modern China, Porter argues that imperial China must be explored for its own sake as well as for the insights it provides in understanding contemporary China, and indeed world history writ large. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Preface Introduction Part I: The Classical Legacy, 1000-1350 Chapter 1 Song: The Great Divide Chapter 2 The Barbarian Ascendancy Chapter 3 The Imperial Myth: The Mandate Of Heaven Part II: The Imperial Way, 1350-1650 Chapter 4 The Rise of the Ming Chapter 5 Autocrat, Bureaucrat, Empress, Eunuch Chapter 6 The Ming and the World Chapter 7Luan: Disintegration of Order Part III: The High Qing, 1650-1800 Chapter 8 The Manchu Revolution Chapter 9 Style and Substance: Imperial Culture Chapter 10 Imperial Absolutism: The Monarch and the Minister Part IV: Ming and Qing Foundations, 1368-1900 Chapter 11 The Good Earth Chapter 12 Merchants and Markets Chapter 13 Official Life and literati Culture Chapter 14 Images in the Heavens, Pattern on the Earth Chapter 15 The Spiritual World Chapter 16 The Relevance of Confucius Part V: When Worlds Collide, 1500-1870 Chapter 17 The Empire and the Garden Chapter 18 Opium Chapter 19 The Heavenly Kingdom Part VI: Continuity in Change, 1870-1890 Chapter 20 Self-strengthening and its Fate Epilogue The Twilight of Imperial China Selected Bibliography Index About the Author ...
