The last emperors
Subtitle: a social history of Qing imperial institutions
By: Evelyn S. Rawski.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 481
Subjects: Rites and ceremonies -- China; Political culture -- China; China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912; China -- Kings and rulers; China -- Court and courtiers
Other titles: Social history of Qing imperial institutions
Description: The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last and arguably the greatest of the conquest dynasties to rule China. Its rulers, Manchus from the northeast, held power for three centuries despite major cultural and ideological differences from the Han majority.

In this book, Evelyn Rawski offers a bold new interpretation of the remarkable success of this dynasty, and argues that it derived not from the assimilation of the dominant Chinese culture, as has previously been believed, but from an artful synthesis of Manchu leadership styles and Han Chinese policies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 393-442) and index.
"Philip E. Lilienthal book."