Translucent Mirror: History and Identity in Qing Imperial Ideology

Pamela Kyle Crossley

Published by University of California Press 2000

Translucent Mirror

History and Identity in Qing Imperial Ideology

Pamela Kyle Crossley
Edited by: Pamela Kyle Crossley

https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520928848

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In this landmark exploration of the origins of nationalism and cultural identity in China, Pamela Kyle Crossley traces the ways in which a large, early modern empire of Eurasia, the Qing (1636-1912), incorporated neighboring, but disparate, political traditions into a new style of emperorship. Drawing on a wide variety of primary sources, including Manchu, Korean, and Chinese archival materials, Crossley argues that distortions introduced in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century historical records have blinded scholars to the actual course of events in the early years of the dynasty. This groundbreaking study examines the relationship between the increasingly abstract ideology of the centralizing emperorship of the Qing and the establishment of concepts of identity in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, before the advent of nationalism in China.

Concluding with a broad-ranging postscript on the implications of her research for studies of nationalism and nation-building throughout modern Chinese history, A Translucent Mirror combines a readable narrative with a sophisticated, revisionary look at China's history. Crossley's book will alter current understandings of the Qing emperorship, the evolution of concepts of ethnicity, and the legacy of Qing rule for modern Chinese nationalism.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
List of Maps Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART I: THE GREAT WALL
1. Trial by Identity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
2. The Character of Loyalty Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
PART II: THE FATHER'S HOUSE
3. Boundaries of Rule Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
4. Empire and Identity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
PART III: THE CELESTIAL PILLAR
5. The Wheel-Turning King Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
6. The Universal Prospect Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	281
Postscript: Race and Revolution at the End of the Empire Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	337
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	363
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Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 417
Illustrations
- Other: 4 maps
Keywords: History; Asia; General

eBook

Published: August 31, 2000
ISBN: 9780520928848

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Planned Publication: August 31, 2000
ISBN: 9780520234246