Manchus and Han: Ethnic Relations and Political Power in Late Qing and Early Republican China, 1861–1928

Manchus and Han: Ethnic Relations and Political Power in Late Qing and Early Republican China, 1861–1928
ISBN-10
0295980400
ISBN-13
9780295980409
Category
History
Pages
404
Language
English
Published
2000
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Author
Edward J. M. Rhoads

Description

A pathbreaking study that will forever change the way historians of China view the events leading to the fall of the Qing dynasty. Rhoads analyzes the unique evolution of the Manchus from a hereditary military caste to a distinct ethnic group and their shifting relationship with the Han, from border people to rulers to ruled.

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