The Cambridge History of China: Volume 9, Part 1, The Ch'ing Empire to 1800 (The Cambridge History of China)

The contributors, all specialists from the international community of Sinologists, cover the main developments in political, social, economic and intellectual life of China in their respective periods. Collectively they present the major events in a long history that encompasses both a very old civilisation and a great modern power. Written not only for students and scholars, but with the general reader in mind, the volumes are designed to be read continuously, or as works of reference. No knowledge of Chinese is necessary for readers with Chinese, proper names and terms are identified with their characters in the glossary, and full references to Chinese, Japanese, and other works are given in the bibliographies. Numerous maps illustrate the texts. The published volumes have constituted essential reading in Chinese history. Vol. 9: The Ching Dynasty, Part 1: To 1800 This volume of The Cambridge History of China considers the political, military, social, and economic developments of the Ching empire to 1800. The period begins with the end of the resurgent Ming dynasty, covered in Volumes 7 and 8, and ends with the beginning of the collapse of the imperial system in the nineteenth century, described in Volume 10. Ten chapters elucidate the complexities of the dynamic interactions between emperors and their servitors, Manchus and non-Manchu populations, various elite groups, competing regional interests, merchant networks and agricultural producers, and rural and urban interests, and, at work among all these tensions, between old and new. China under the Ching dynasty changed, and this volume presents these changes underway in the period prior to the advent of Western imperialist military power. "The Cambridge History of China is the largest and most comprehensive history of China in the English language. Planned in the 1960s by the late, distinguished China scholar Professor John K. Fairbank of Harvard, and Denis Twitchett, Professor Emeritus of Princeton, the series covers the grand scale of Chinese history from the 3rd century BC, to the death of Mao Tse-tung. Consisting of fifteen volumes (two of which, Volumes 5 and 9 are to be published in two books), the history embodies both existing scholarship and extensive original research into hitherto neglected subjects and periods. The contributors, all specialists from the international community of Sinologists, cover the main developments in political, social, economic and intellectual life of China in their respective periods. Collectively they present the major events in a long history that encompasses both a very old civilisation and a great modern power. Written not only for students and scholars, but with the general reader in mind, the volumes are designed to be read continuously, or as works of reference. No knowledge of Chinese is necessary; for readers with Chinese, proper names and terms are identified with their characters in the glossary, and full references to Chinese, Japanese, and other works are given in the bibliographies. Numerous maps illustrate the texts. The published volumes have constituted essential reading in Chinese history. See also, The Cambridge History of Ancient China, Michael Loewe and Edward Shaughnessy, eds., a companion to this series covering the period 1500 to 221 BC. General Editors: John K. Fairbank, Denis Twitchett." -- Provided by publisher International Scholars And Sinologists Discuss Culture, Economic Growth, Social Change, Political Processes, And Foreign Influences In China Since The Earliest Pre-dynastic Period. V. 1. The Chʻin And Han Empires, 221 B.c.-a.d. 220 -- V. 3, Pt. 1. Sui And Tʻang China, 589-906 -- V. 5, Pt. 1. The Sung Dynasty And Its Precursors, 907-1279 - V. 5, Pt. 2. Sung China, 960-1279 -- V. 6. Alien Regimes And Border States, 907-1368 -- V. 7-8. The Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644, Pt. 1-2 -- V. 9. The Ch'ing Dynasty To 1800, Pt. 1-2 -- V. 10-11. Late Chʻing, 1800-1911, Pt. 1-2 -- V. 12-13. Republican China, 1912-1949, Pt. 1-2 -- V. 14. The People's Republic, Pt. 1 -- V. 15. The People's Republic, Pt. 2: Revolutions Within The Chinese Revolution, 1966-1982. General Editors, Denis Twitchett And John K. Fairbank. Vol. 1. Edited By Denis Twitchett And Michael Loewe; Vol. 5 Edited By Denis Twitchett And Paul Jakov Smith; Vol. 6 Edited By Herbert Franke And Denis Twitchett; Vol. 7-8 Edited By Frederick W. Mote And Denis Twitchett; V. 9. Edited By Willard J. Peterson; V. 11 Edited By John F. Fairbank And Kwang-ching Liu; V. 13 Edited By John K. Fairbank And Albert Feuerwerker; V. 14-15 Edited By Roderick Macfarquhar And John K. Fairbank. Includes Bibliographies And Indexes. Willard Peterson considers the political, military, social and economic developments that characterised the Ch'ing Empire and ends with the beginning of the collapse of the imperial system in the nineteenth century On June 6, 1644, Ch'ing troops entered Peking and claimed the throne for their six-year-old emperor.