Dynastic Crisis and Cultural Innovation: From the Late Ming to the Late Qing and Beyond 0674017811, 9780674017818

Androgyny in Late Ming and Early Qing Literature 0824825713, 9780824825713

The frequent appearance of androgyny in Ming and Qing literature has long interested scholars of late imperial Chinese c

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Forgotten Heroes: San On County and its Magistrates in the Late Ming and Early Qing 9789629375355, 9789629373061

This book is an attempt to clarify the history of San On County — the broader Hong Kong area — centring on the troubled

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Rethinking the 1898 Reform Period: Political and Cultural Change in Late Qing China 0674008545, 9780674008540

The nine essays in this volume reexamine the "hundred days" in 1898 and focus particularly on the aftermath of

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The Syrian Orthodox Christians in the Late Ottoman Period and Beyond: Crisis then Revival 9781463236922

The book addresses the history of Syrian Orthodoxy during a critical juncture of its history that spans the late Ottoman

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From the Later Roman Empire to Late Antiquity and Beyond 9781000878745, 9781032133447, 9781032133478, 9781003228813

Averil Cameron is one of the leading historians of late antiquity and Byzantium. This collection (Cameron's third i

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The Tarikh-i Ḥamidi: A Late-Qing Uyghur History 9780231558235

The Tarikh-i Ḥamidi is an epic and tragic history that chronicles a mass rebellion by the Muslims of Xinjiang against th

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A Topsy-Turvy World: Short Plays and Farces from the Ming and Qing Dynasties 9780231557719

A Topsy-Turvy World presents English translations of shorter late Ming and early Qing plays. Satirical and often earthy,

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Beyond Populares and Optimates. Political Language in the Late Republic

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Our Great Qing: The Mongols, Buddhism, and the State in Late Imperial China 9780824863814

"In a sweeping overview of four centuries of Mongolian history that draws on previously untapped sources, Johan Elv

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At Home in the World: Women and Charity in Late Qing and Early Republican China 9780231546232

In late Qing and early Republican China, new opportunities emerged for Chinese women. Xia Shi unearths the history of ho

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