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The Manchus
Pamela Kyle Crossley
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Description for The Manchus
Paperback. * A history from the origins of the Manchus to the murder of the former last Manchu emperor by the guards of the people who ruled China from 1685 to 1912 * Explains how the Manchus achieved their empire and what the consequences were for themselves and their subjects. Series: Peoples of Asia. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 maps, 30halftones, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
This book relates the history of the Manchus, the rise and fall of their vast empire and their legacy today.
This book relates the history of the Manchus, the rise and fall of their vast empire and their legacy today.
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Series
Peoples of Asia
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631235910
SKU
V9780631235910
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Pamela Kyle Crossley
Pamela Kyle Crossley's most recent study, A Translucent Mirror: History and Identity in Qing Imperial Ideology (1999) was awarded the Levenson Prize by the Association for Asian Studies. She is a past fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and presently is Professor of History at Dartmouth College (New Hampshire, USA). ... Read more
Reviews for The Manchus
"Pamela Crossley's The Manchus is the book that those interested in China's last dynasty have always needed. Through her clear, erudite, and succinct presentation, we are led to understand the origins of Manchu social organization, the formation of a Manchu ethnicity, and the implementation of a specifically Manchu view of universal empire. We also see the loss of purpose and ... Read more