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After the Prosperous Age: State and Elites in Early Nineteenth-Century Suzhou
Seunghyun Han
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Hardback. 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. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Scholars have described the eighteenth century in China as a time of state activism when the state sought to strengthen its control on various social and cultural sectors. The Taiping Rebellion and the postbellum restoration efforts of the mid-nineteenth century have frequently been associated with the origins of elite activism. However, drawing upon a wide array of sources, including previously untapped Qing government documents, After the Prosperous Age argues that the ascendance of elite activism can be traced to the Jiaqing and Daoguang reigns in the early nineteenth century, and that the Taiping Rebellion served as a second ... Read more
Scholars have described the eighteenth century in China as a time of state activism when the state sought to strengthen its control on various social and cultural sectors. The Taiping Rebellion and the postbellum restoration efforts of the mid-nineteenth century have frequently been associated with the origins of elite activism. However, drawing upon a wide array of sources, including previously untapped Qing government documents, After the Prosperous Age argues that the ascendance of elite activism can be traced to the Jiaqing and Daoguang reigns in the early nineteenth century, and that the Taiping Rebellion served as a second ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series
Condition
New
Weight
544g
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780674737174
SKU
V9780674737174
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About Seunghyun Han
Seunghyun Han is Associate Professor in the Department of History at Konkuk University in Seoul, Korea.
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