本书考察清朝入关前的步兵发展史。建州军队在萨尔浒决战前，以骑兵为主要骨干，步兵只是其辅助。萨尔浒战役之后，努尔哈赤为攻取城池，每逢战事，临时选拔锐卒充当步兵，并给配备攻坚器械等，充任全军矛头。这时的步兵尚未成为独立兵种。天命十一年（1626），明朝使用红夷大炮挫败金人，迫使皇太极改革步兵，扩大其规模，定为常制，不再是临时之兵，器械和战术与此前存在较大差异，奠定清入关后八旗步兵的基本制度。该书细致、系统地描述了清入关前步兵的相关情况。

本书考察清朝入关前的步兵发展史。建州军队在萨尔浒决战前，以骑兵为主要骨干，步兵只是其辅助。萨尔浒战役之后，努尔哈赤为攻取城池，每逢战事，临时选拔锐卒充当步兵，并给配备攻坚器械等，充任全军矛头。这时的步兵尚未成为独立兵种。天命十一年（1626），明朝使用红夷大炮挫败金人，迫使皇太极改革步兵，扩大其规模，定为常制，不再是临时之兵，器械和战术与此前存在较大差异，奠定清入关后八旗步兵的基本制度。该书细致、系统地描述了清入关前步兵的相关情况。

This book explores cultural change in a Chinese city following the Manchu conquest of 1644. The city of Yangzhou, at the intersection of the Grand Canal and the Yangzi river, is best known as the site of human and physical devastation during the conquest and as a vibrant commercial center during the eighteenth century. The book focuses on the period between the conquest and the...(展开全部)

Throughout much of history, imperial China has exhibited a seemingly capricious relationship with the sea. At times, it has welcomed commerce and travel across its vast waters with open arms, yet at others, it has sought to completely cordon off the littoral and the waters beyond. This intermittent approach has fostered a maritime community that, over time, has become increasin...(展开全部)

王世襄，号畅安，祖籍福建，1914年5月25日在北京出生。母亲金章，是著名的鱼藻画家。1938年，获燕京大学文学院学士。1941年又获该校文学硕士学位。1943年至1945年，在四川李庄任中国营造学社助理研究员。1945年10月至1946年10月，任南京教育部清理战时文物损失委员会平津区助理代表，在北京清理追还在战时被劫夺的文物。1946年12月至1947年2月，被派赴日本任中国驻日代表团第四组专员，交涉追还战时被日本劫夺的善本书。1947年3月至1948年5月，在北京任故宫博物院古物馆科长。1948年6月至1949年6月，由故宫博物院指派，接受洛克菲勒基金会奖金，赴美国、加拿大参观考察博物馆一年。1949年8月至1953年6月，先后在故宫博物院任古物馆科长及陈列部主任。1953年6月至1962年9月，在中国音乐研究所任副研究员。并于1961年，在中...(展开全部)

The collapse of the Ming dynasty and the Manchu conquest of China were traumatic experiences for Chinese intellectuals, not only because of the many decades of destructive warfare but also because of the adjustments necessary to life under a foreign regime. History became a defining subject in their writings, and it went on shaping literary production in succeeding generations ...(展开全部)

This book examines the work of one of the most famous Chinese artists of all time. In this study, the first full-length work on Shitao in a Western language, Jonathan Hay provides a theoretically sophisticated analysis of this artist by undertaking a social history of his achievement. By focusing on different social, political, biographical, economic, religious and aesthetic is...(展开全部)

《来自明清巨变的声音——虎口下的中国》 This fascinating book presents eyewitness accounts of a turbulent period in Chinese history: the fall of the Ming dynasty and the conquest of China by the Manchus in the mid-seventeenth century. Lynn Struve has translated, introduced, and annotated absorbing testimonies from a wide range of individuals - Chinese and Europeans, missionaries and viceroys, arti...(展开全部)

In 1894–1895, after suffering defeat against Japan in a war primarily fought over the control of Korea, the Qing government initiated fundamental military reforms and established “New Armies“ modeled after the German and Japanese military. Besides reorganizing the structure of the army and improving military training, the goal was to overcome the alleged physical weakness and l...(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)