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The Resource China marches west : the Qing conquest of Central Eurasia, Peter C. Perdue

China marches west : the Qing conquest of Central Eurasia, Peter C. Perdue

Label
China marches west : the Qing conquest of Central Eurasia
Title
China marches west
Title remainder
the Qing conquest of Central Eurasia
Statement of responsibility
Peter C. Perdue
Title variation
Qing conquest of Central Eurasia
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Cataloging source
QU
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1949-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Perdue, Peter C.
Dewey number
951.03
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Mongols
  • Russia
  • China
Label
China marches west : the Qing conquest of Central Eurasia, Peter C. Perdue
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 671-705) and index
Contents
Part 1. The formation of the central Eurasian states. Environments, state building, and national identity -- The Ming, Muscovy, and Siberia, 1400-1600 -- Central Eurasian interactions and the rise of the Manchus, 1600-1670 -- Part 2. Contending for power. Manchus, Mongols, and Russians in conflict, 1670-1690 -- Eating snow : the end of Galdan, 1690-1697 -- Imperial overreach and Zunghar survival, 1700-1731 -- The final blows, 1734-1771 -- Part 3. The economic base of empire. Cannons on camelback : ecological structures and economic conjunctures -- Land settlement and military colonies -- Harvests and relief -- Currency and commerce -- Part 4. Fixing frontiers. Moving through the land -- Marking time : writing imperial history -- Part 5. Legacies and implications. Writing the national history of conquest -- State building in Europe and Asia -- Frontier expansion in the rise and fall of the Qing -- Appendixes : A. Rulers and reigns -- B. The Yongzheng emperor reels from the news of the disaster, 1731 -- C. Haggling at the border -- D. Gansu harvests and yields -- E. Climate and harvests in the northwest
Control code
000026258071
Dimensions
26 cm.
Extent
xx, 725 p.
Isbn
9780674016842
Isbn Type
(alk. paper)
Lccn
2004059472
Other physical details
ill. (some col.), col. maps
System control number
(OCoLC)56567189
Label
China marches west : the Qing conquest of Central Eurasia, Peter C. Perdue
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 671-705) and index
Contents
Part 1. The formation of the central Eurasian states. Environments, state building, and national identity -- The Ming, Muscovy, and Siberia, 1400-1600 -- Central Eurasian interactions and the rise of the Manchus, 1600-1670 -- Part 2. Contending for power. Manchus, Mongols, and Russians in conflict, 1670-1690 -- Eating snow : the end of Galdan, 1690-1697 -- Imperial overreach and Zunghar survival, 1700-1731 -- The final blows, 1734-1771 -- Part 3. The economic base of empire. Cannons on camelback : ecological structures and economic conjunctures -- Land settlement and military colonies -- Harvests and relief -- Currency and commerce -- Part 4. Fixing frontiers. Moving through the land -- Marking time : writing imperial history -- Part 5. Legacies and implications. Writing the national history of conquest -- State building in Europe and Asia -- Frontier expansion in the rise and fall of the Qing -- Appendixes : A. Rulers and reigns -- B. The Yongzheng emperor reels from the news of the disaster, 1731 -- C. Haggling at the border -- D. Gansu harvests and yields -- E. Climate and harvests in the northwest
Control code
000026258071
Dimensions
26 cm.
Extent
xx, 725 p.
Isbn
9780674016842
Isbn Type
(alk. paper)
Lccn
2004059472
Other physical details
ill. (some col.), col. maps
System control number
(OCoLC)56567189

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