Emperor Qianlong - Son of Heaven, Man of the World (2009) [LIBRARY OF WORLD BIOGRAPHY]

This new entry in the Longman Library of World Biography series offers an intimate and provocative account of the Manchu emperor Qianlong (1711-1799), one of the world’s great empire-builders, who helped build the foundation of the modern Chinese nation. During the 64 years of Qianlong’s rule, China’s population more than doubled, its territory increased by one-third, its cities flourished, and its manufactures – tea, silk, porcelain – were principal items of international commerce. Based on original Chinese and Manchu-language sources, and drawing on the latest scholarship, this is the biography of the man who, in presiding over imperial China’s last golden epoch, created the geographic and demographic framework of modern China. This accessible account describes the personal struggles and public drama surrounding one of the major political figures of the early modern age, with special consideration given to the emperor’s efforts to rise above ethnic divisions and to encompass the political and religious traditions of Han Chinese, Mongols, Tibetans, Turks, and other peoples of his realm. In addition to becoming familiar with one of the most remarkable figures in world history, readers will find that learning about Emperor Qianlong will add greatly to their appreciation of China’s place in the world of the eighteenth century and will deepen their understanding of China’s place in the world today. QL (1) 4 QL (1) 5 QL (2) 6 QL (2) 7 QL (3) 8 QL (3) 9 QL (4) 10 QL (4) 11 QL (5) 12 QL (5) 13 QL (6) 14 QL (6) 15 QL (7) 16 QL (7) 17 QL (8) 18 QL (8) 19 QL (9) 20 QL (9) 21 QL (10) 22 QL (10) 23 QL (11) 24 QL (11) 25 QL (12) 26 QL (12) 27 QL (13) 28 QL (13) 29 QL (14) 30 QL (14) 31 QL (15) 32 QL (15) 33 QL (16) 34 QL (16) 35 QL (17) 36 QL (17) 37 QL (18) 38 QL (18) 39 QL (19) 40 QL (19) 41 QL (20) 42 QL (20) 43 QL (21) 44 QL (21) 45 QL (22) 46 QL (22) 47 QL (23) 48 QL (23) 49 QL (24) 50 QL (24) 51 QL (25) 52 QL (25) 53 QL (26) 54 QL (26) 55 QL (27) 56 QL (27) 57 QL (28) 58 QL (28) 59 QL (29) 60 QL (29) 61 QL (30) 62 QL (30) 63 QL (31) 64 QL (31) 65 QL (32) 66 QL (32) 67 QL (33) 68 QL (33) 69 QL (34) 70 QL (34) 71 QL (35) 72 QL (35) 73 QL (36) 74 QL (36) 75 QL (37) 76 QL (37) 77 QL (38) 78 QL (38) 79 QL (39) 80 QL (39) 81 QL (40) 82 QL (40) 83 QL (41) 84 QL (41) 85 QL (42) 86 QL (42) 87 QL (43) 88 QL (43) 89 QL (44) 90 QL (44) 91 QL (45) 92 QL (45) 93 QL (46) 94 QL (46) 95 QL (47) 96 QL (47) 97 QL (48) 98 QL (48) 99 QL (49) 100 QL (49) 101 QL (50) 102 QL (50) 103 QL (51) 104 QL (51) 105 QL (52) 106 QL (52) 107 QL (53) 108 QL (53) 109 QL (54) 110 QL (54) 111 QL (55) 112 QL (55) 113 QL (56) 114 QL (56) 115 QL (57) 116 QL (57) 117 QL (58) 118 QL (58) 119 QL (59) 120 QL (59) 121 QL (60) 122 QL (60) 123 QL (61) 124 QL (61) 125 QL (62) 126 QL (62) 127 QL (63) 128 QL (63) 129 QL (64) 130 QL (64) 131 QL (65) 132 QL (65) 133 QL (66) 134 QL (66) 135 QL (67) 136 QL (67) 137 QL (68) 138 QL (68) 139 QL (69) 140 QL (69) 141 QL (70) 142 QL (70) 143 QL (71) 144 QL (71) 145 QL (72) 146 QL (72) 147 QL (73) 148 QL (73) 149 QL (74) 150 QL (74) 151 QL (75) 152 QL (75) 153 QL (76) 154 QL (76) 155 QL (77) 156 QL (77) 157 QL (78) 158 QL (78) 159 QL (79) 160 QL (79) 161 QL (80) 162 QL (80) 163 QL (81) 164 QL (81) 165 QL (82) 166 QL (82) 167 QL (83) 168 QL (83) 169 QL (84) 170 QL (84) 171 QL (85) 172 QL (85) 173 QL (86) 174 QL (86) 175 QL (87) 176 QL (87) 177 QL (88) 178 QL (88) 179 QL (89) 180 QL (89) 181 QL (90) 182 QL (90) 183 QL (91) 184 QL (91) 185 QL (92) 186 QL (92) 187 QL (93) 188 QL (93) 189 QL (94) 190 QL (94) 191 QL (95) 192 QL (95) 193 QL (96) 194 QL (96) 195 QL (97) 196 QL (97) 197 QL (98) 198 QL (98) 199 QL (99) 200 QL (99) 201 QL (100) 202 QL (100) 203 QL (101) 204 QL (101) 205 QL (102) 206 QL (102) 207 QL (103) 208 QL (103) 209 QL (104) 210 QL (104) 211 QL (105) 212 QL (105) 213 cfy.pdf 1 QL (000) 2 QL (000) 3 The Emperor Qianlong This new entry in the Longman Library of World Biography series offers an intimate and provocative account of the Manchu emperor Qianlong (1711-1799), one of the world's great empire-builders, who helped build the foundation of the modern Chinese nation. During the 64 years of Qianlong's rule, China's population more than doubled, its territory increased by one-third, its cities flourished, and it... Full description "This accessible account describes the personal struggles and public drama surrounding one of the major political figures of the early modern age, with special consideration given to the emperor's efforts to rise above ethnic divisions and to encompass the political and religious traditions of Han Chinese, Mongols, Tibetans, Turks, and other peoples of his realm." From Amazon