After the Prosperous Age 8211 State

Klappentext Scholars have described the eighteenth century in China as a time of ¿state activism¿ and often associate the Taiping Rebellion and postbellum restoration efforts with the origins of elite activism. Seunghyun Han! however! argues that the ascendance of elite activism can be traced to the Jiaqing and Daoguang reigns in the early nineteenth century. Zusammenfassung Scholars have described the eighteenth century in China as a time of “state activism” and often associate the Taiping Rebellion and postbellum restoration efforts with the origins of elite activism. Seunghyun Han, however, argues that the ascendance of elite activism can be traced to the Jiaqing and Daoguang reigns in the early nineteenth century.

Product details

• Authors: Seunghyun Han
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2016
• EAN: 9780674737174
• ISBN: 978-0-674-73717-4
• Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series; Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series; Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph (HUP)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous