Late Imperial China

Catalog description

A survey of the history of China’s last two imperial dynasties, the Ming and Qing (1368-1911). Topics include state-building in the aftermath of Mongol rule, the Zheng He maritime expeditions, factional strife and urban culture of the late Ming, the rise of the Manchus, the Jesuit mission to China, evidentiary learning, economy and society in the high Qing, population pressures, corruption and rebellion in the 19th Century; Western imperialism and attempts at reform; and revolutionary movements.