Inside the World of the Eunuch: A Social History of the Emperor's Servants in Qing China

by Melissa Dale

The history of Qing palace eunuchs is defined by a tension between the role eunuchs were meant to play and the life they intended to live. This study tells the story of how a complicated and much-maligned group of people struggled to insert a degree of agency into their lives. Rulers of the Qing dynasty were determined to ensure the eunuchs' subservience and to limit their influence by imposing a management style based upon strict rules, corporal...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9888455753
• ISBN13: 9789888455751
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 9.1"