The Qing dynasty office purchase system (juanna), which allowed individuals to pay for appointments in the government, was regarded in traditional Chinese historiography as an inherently corrupt and anti-meritocratic practice. It enabled participants to become civil and military officials while avoiding the competitive government-run examination systems. Lawrence Zhang's ground...(展开全部)

The Qing dynasty office purchase system (juanna), which allowed individuals to pay for appointments in the government, was regarded in traditional Chinese historiography as an inherently corrupt and anti-meritocratic practice. It enabled participants to become civil and military officials while avoiding the competitive government-run examination systems. Lawrence Zhang's ground...(展开全部)

Charles O.Hucker教授是20世纪50、60年代最为重要的中华帝国史学者和亚洲研究领域学术计划最重要的推动者，1983年于密歇根大学退休。他生前任密歇根大学亚洲语言与文学系教授。 Hucker教授著述甚丰，其中《中国古代官名辞典》一书是传统中国的政府组织这一问题上用西方语言写作的、最为全面的指南；而《中华帝国的过去》一书则是一部广受欢迎的中华帝国通史；同时，Hucker还为英国百科全书、美国百科全书和剑桥中国史的编撰做出了贡献。（摘自密歇根大学官网）

Charles O.Hucker教授是20世纪50、60年代最为重要的中华帝国史学者和亚洲研究领域学术计划最重要的推动者，1983年于密歇根大学退休。他生前任密歇根大学亚洲语言与文学系教授。 Hucker教授著述甚丰，其中《中国古代官名辞典》一书是传统中国的政府组织这一问题上用西方语言写作的、最为全面的指南；而《中华帝国的过去》一书则是一部广受欢迎的中华帝国通史；同时，Hucker还为英国百科全书、美国百科全书和剑桥中国史的编撰做出了贡献。（摘自密歇根大学官网）

Charles O.Hucker教授是20世纪50、60年代最为重要的中华帝国史学者和亚洲研究领域学术计划最重要的推动者，1983年于密歇根大学退休。他生前任密歇根大学亚洲语言与文学系教授。 Hucker教授著述甚丰，其中《中国古代官名辞典》一书是传统中国的政府组织这一问题上用西方语言写作的、最为全面的指南；而《中华帝国的过去》一书则是一部广受欢迎的中华帝国通史；同时，Hucker还为英国百科全书、美国百科全书和剑桥中国史的编撰做出了贡献。（摘自密歇根大学官网）

Charles O.Hucker教授是20世纪50、60年代最为重要的中华帝国史学者和亚洲研究领域学术计划最重要的推动者，1983年于密歇根大学退休。他生前任密歇根大学亚洲语言与文学系教授。 Hucker教授著述甚丰，其中《中国古代官名辞典》一书是传统中国的政府组织这一问题上用西方语言写作的、最为全面的指南；而《中华帝国的过去》一书则是一部广受欢迎的中华帝国通史；同时，Hucker还为英国百科全书、美国百科全书和剑桥中国史的编撰做出了贡献。（摘自密歇根大学官网）

This groundbreaking work provides an original and deeply knowledgeable overview of Chinese women and gender relations during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912). Bret Hinsch explores in detail the central aspects of female life in this era, including family and marriage, motherhood, political power, work, inheritance, education, religious roles, and ethics. He considers not only women...(展开全部)

This groundbreaking work provides an original and deeply knowledgeable overview of Chinese women and gender relations during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912). Bret Hinsch explores in detail the central aspects of female life in this era, including family and marriage, motherhood, political power, work, inheritance, education, religious roles, and ethics. He considers not only women...(展开全部)

The exquisite ceramic ware produced at the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory at Jingdezhen in southern China functioned as a kind of visual propaganda for the Qing dynasty (1644–1911) court. Porcelain for the Emperor charts the career of bannerman Tang Ying, a technocrat in the porcelain industry, through the first half of the eighteenth century to uncover the wider role of specia...(展开全部)

The exquisite ceramic ware produced at the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory at Jingdezhen in southern China functioned as a kind of visual propaganda for the Qing dynasty (1644–1911) court. Porcelain for the Emperor charts the career of bannerman Tang Ying, a technocrat in the porcelain industry, through the first half of the eighteenth century to uncover the wider role of specia...(展开全部)