Learning to Rule : : Court Education and the Remaking of the Qing State, 1861–1912 / / Daniel Barish.

In the second half of the nineteenth century, local leaders around the Qing empire attempted to rebuild in the aftermath of domestic rebellion and imperialist aggression. At the same time, the enthronement of a series of children brought the question of reconstruction into the heart of the capital....

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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. New Forms of Learning for a New Age of Imperial Rule, 1861– 1874
  • 2. The Malleability of Youth: Guangxu in the Classroom, 1875– 1890
  • 3. Putting Lessons Into Practice: Guangxu on the Throne, 1891– 1898
  • 4. Cixi’s Pedagogy: Female Education and Constitutional Governance, 1898– 1908
  • 5. Learning to Be a Constitutional Monarch, 1908– 1912
  • Conclusion: Emperor and Nation in Modern China
  • Character Glossary
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index