Continuing the argument developed in the author’s previous book, this exhaustively researched study describes the humiliation of the Chinese gentry at the hands of the statist Oboi regents in the 1660s and the Kangxi emperor’s self-declared Confucian sagehood in the 1670s, which effectively trumped the gentry’s claim to sovereignty.
Table des matières
1. The Dorgon Regency, 1644-1650 2. The Shunzhi Emperor, 1651-1661 3. The Oboi Regency, 1661-1669 4. The Kangxi Emperor, 1669-1699 Epilogue: The Meaning of the Ming-Qing TransitionA propos de l’auteur
Harry Miller is Associate Professor of History at the University of South Alabama, USA. He is the author ofState versus Gentry in Late Ming Dynasty China, 1572-1644 (2009).
Langue Anglais ● Format PDF ● Pages 174 ● ISBN 9781137334060 ● Taille du fichier 2.1 MB ● Maison d’édition Palgrave Macmillan US ● Lieu New York ● Pays US ● Publié 2013 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 2763900 ● Protection contre la copie DRM sociale