Mourning in Late Imperial China: Filial Piety and the State

by Norman Kutcher

Book Overview

As a conquest dynasty, Qing China's new Manchu leaders desperately needed to legitimize their rule. To win the approval of China's native elites, they developed an ambitious plan to return... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521624398
• ISBN13: 9780521624398
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"