Monarchy in the Emperors Eye: Image and Reality in the Ch'ien-lung Reign (Harvard East Asian Series)

pp. ix, (5), 314, b/w illustrations, lower portion of front panel of dj torn away, Acknowledgments Contents Illustrations Abbreviations Used in the Notes Prologue Part One. The Imperial Image and Its Sources 1. Ego Enthroned 2. Official Historiography: The Limits of Objectivity 3. Private Historiography 4. The Fractured Image Part Two. The Self-Image: A Prince’s View 5. Mother and Son: Lessons in Applied Piety 6. Two Brothers: Lessons in the Public Life 7. Sources of the Self-Image: The Curriculum 8. Sources of the Self-Image: The Tutors 9. The Self-Image: Preparation for Reality Part Three. Self-image at the End: Abdication and the Politics of Filiality 10. Abdication Ceremony: The Implications of Ritual 11.The Beau Geste as High Politics: History and Precedent 12. Secret Succession and the Control of Cliques 13.1796–1799: A Ho-shen Regency? Epilogue Appendix, Bibliography, Glossary, Index Appendix: Finding List of Titles Cited from LSTCC in order of First Occurrence in Notes Bibliography Glossary Index Chinese Summary of the Prologue Japanese Translation of the Prologue Harvard East Asian Series