Author	Smith, Richard J. (Richard Joseph), 1944-
Title	The Qing Dynasty and traditional Chinese culture / Richard J. Smith
Imprint	Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Rowman & Littlefield, 2015
Descript	xii, 612 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

This engaging and insightful history of the Qing dynasty (1636-1912) offers a systematic discussion of topics such as language, philosophy, religion, art, literature, and social customs. Nuanced and wide-ranging, noted historian Richard J. Smith's authoritative book provides an essential introduction to late imperial Chinese culture and society.

The Ming Dynasty legacy -- The founding of the Ming -- The evolution of Ming institutions -- Ming culture -- Conquest and consolidation -- The fall of the Ming and the rise of the Qing -- The Qing empire: a brief overview -- The Qing political order -- Imperial rule and metropolitan offices -- Administrative integration and its limits -- Social and economic institutions -- Social classes and conflicts -- Forms of Chinese socioeconomic organization -- Language and symbolic reference -- Languages of the Qing -- The relationship between language and culture -- Thought -- The world of ideas -- The confucian moral order -- Daoist flight and fancy -- Religion -- State sacrifices -- Buddhism and religious Daoism -- Popular religion -- Arts and crafts -- Attitudes toward art -- Craft productions -- Painting and calligraphy -- Literature -- Categories of classical literature -- Vernacular literature -- Social life -- Early life-cycle ritual -- Marriage and beyond -- Amusements -- The late Qing and beyond, 1860-2014 -- Reform, revolution, and China's inherited culture -- Appendices -- Appendix A: a note on Chinese names -- Appendix B: weights and measures, exchange rates and costs -- Appendix C: regional differences and provincial stereotypes -- Appendix D: glossary of some philosophical concepts -- Appendix E: tables of contents of selected editions of the Wanbao Quanshu (1612, 1636, 1758 and 1828) -- Appendix F: some English-language writings on Honglou Meng (dream of the red chamber)

1. China -- Civilization -- 1644-1912

LOCATION	CALL#	STATUS
Central Library (5th Floor)	951.03 S657Q 2015	CHECK SHELVES