Eunuch and Emperor in the Great Age of Qing Rule
Regular price
€75.99
14 days return policy
Shipping & Delivery
1644 to 1800
A01=Norman A. Kutcher
Author_Norman A. Kutcher
betrayal
Category=NHF
china
chinese history
cultural subversion
dramas
emperors
eq_bestseller
eq_history
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
eunuchs
faithfully serving
fallen ming dynasty
fascinating perspective
government institution
great eunuch corruption
history of china
imperial rule
late imperial china
learning about eunuchs
modern china
palace world
qing dynasty
Product details
- ISBN 9780520297524
- Weight: 635g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 31 Jul 2018
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
Eunuch and Emperor in the Great Age of Qing Rule offers a new interpretation of eunuchs and their connection to imperial rule in the first century and a half of the Qing dynasty (1644–1800). This period encompassed the reigns of three of China’s most important emperors, men who were deeply affected by the great eunuch corruption of the fallen Ming dynasty. In this groundbreaking and deeply researched book, the author explores how Qing emperors sought to prevent a return of the harmful excesses of eunuchs and how eunuchs flourished in the face of the restrictions imposed upon them. We meet powerful eunuchs who faithfully served, and in some cases ultimately betrayed, their emperors. We also meet ordinary eunuchs whose lives, punctuated by dramas large and small, provide a fascinating perspective on the Qing palace world.
Norman A. Kutcher is Professor of History and Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence in the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. He is the author of Mourning in Late Imperial China: Filial Piety and the State.
