Learning to Rule: Court Education and the Remaking of the Qing State, 1861-1912

by Daniel Barish

Book Overview

In the second half of the nineteenth century, local leaders around the Qing empire attempted to rebuild in the aftermath of domestic rebellion and imperialist aggression. At the same time, the enthronement of a series of children brought the question of reconstruction into the heart of the capital. Chinese scholars, Manchu and Mongolian officials, and writers in the press all competed to have their ideas included in the education of young rulers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231203292
• ISBN13: 9780231203296
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"