The Manchu way : the eight banners and ethnic identity in late imperial China
This text supplies a radically new perspective on the formative period of the modern Chinese nation. Drawing on critical notions of ethnicity, the author explores the evolution of the Eight Banners, a Manchu system of social and military organization.
Print Book, English, 2001
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Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford, Calif., 2001
History
XXIII, 580 Seiten : Illustrationen, Karten
9780804736060, 9780804746847, 0804736065, 0804746842
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List of maps and figures; List of tables; Preface; Note on transcription and other conventions; Qing reign periods; Introduction: the problem with the Manchus; Part I. Structures of Eight Banner Society: 1. The eight banners and the origins of the Manchus; 2. Manchu cities: tigers on the mountain; 3. The emperor's men; Part II. Patterns of Banner Life: 4. The iron rice bowl of banner privilege; 5. Among the Nikan; 6. Resident aliens; Part III. The Cities of the Eighteenth Century: 7. Whither and manchu way?; 8. Saving the banner system; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Chinese character glossary; References; Index.