State versus Gentry in Early Qing Dynasty China, 1644-1699
| Author | : H. Miller |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 180 |
| Release | : 2013-07-24 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781137334060 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1137334061 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis State versus Gentry in Early Qing Dynasty China, 1644-1699 by : H. Miller
Download or read book State versus Gentry in Early Qing Dynasty China, 1644-1699 written by H. Miller and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-07-24 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Continuing the argument developed in the author's previous book, this exhaustively researched study describes the humiliation of the Chinese gentry at the hands of the statist Oboi regents in the 1660s and the Kangxi emperor's self-declared Confucian sagehood in the 1670s, which effectively trumped the gentry's claim to sovereignty.
