Negotiated Power In Late Imperial China: The Zongli Yamen and the Politics of Reform (Cornell East Asia Series)
Jennifer Rudolph
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 228 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Negotiated Power in Late Imperial China: The Zongli Yamen and the Politics of Reform explores the nature and functioning of reform during the nineteenth century of China's Qing dynasty (1644–1911). By analyzing the bureaucratic modes of management that developed around the creation and evolution of the Zongli Yamen or Foreign Office (1861–1901), the book demonstrates the vitality of not only the Chinese State, but also the institutional traditions of its Manchu rulers. Drawing on precedent and the flexibility of the administrative system in their efforts to manage the conduct of foreign affairs, high Qing ministers transformed opportunities for institutional dynamism ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell Univ East Asia Program
Condition
New
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781933947075
SKU
V9781933947075
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99-1
About Jennifer Rudolph
Jennifer Rudolph is Associate Professor of Asian History at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
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