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Ruan Yuan, 1764-1849 : the life and work of a major scholar-official in nineteenth-century China before the Opium War /
"This book explores the life and work of Ruan Yuan (1764-1849), a scholar-official of renown in mid-Qing China prior to the Opium War, before traditional institutions and values became altered by incursions from the West. His distinction as an official, scholar, and patron of learning has been...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Chino |
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Hong Kong : London :
Hong Kong University Press ; Eurospan [distributor],
2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- List of Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgements; Chronology of Ruan Yuan's Government Appointments; Notes on Transliteration and Other Matters; Reign Titles of Qing Emperors; Introduction; PART ONE. The Making of a Scholar-Official; 1. The Formative Years: Yangzhou, 1764-86; 2. Intellectual Foundations and Political Beginnings: Beijing, 1786-93; 3. Director of Studies: Shandong, 1793-5; Zhejiang, 1795-7; and Expectant Official in Beijing, 1797-9; PART TWO. The Provincial Official at Work; 4. Internal Security and Coastal Control: Piracy Suppression in Zhejiang, 1799-1809
- 5. Internal Security and Local Control: Investigations of Secret Societies in Jiangxi, 1814-6, and Guangxi, 1817-266. Management of Foreign Relations at Canton, 1817-26; 7. Management of Ethnic Minorities and Border Security in Yunnan, 1826-35; 8. Ruan Yuan's Social Welfare Programmes; PART THREE. Ruan Yuan at Leisure; 9. Scholar and Patron of Learning of the Mid-Qing Era; PART FOUR. The Private Ruan Yuan; 10. Son and Father: Man of the Confucian Persuasion; 11. The Women in Ruan Yuan's Life; PART FIVE. The Senior Statesman; 12. Glories of Long Service: Grand Secretary in Beijing, 1835-8
- 13. The Golden Years: Retirement in Yangzhou, 1838-49Conclusions; APPENDICES; I. Ruan Genealogy; II. Pirate Fleets in Zhejiang, 1796-1809; III. Scholars Associated with Ruan Yuan; IV. Ruan Yuan's Publications; V. The Liu Fenggao Affair; VI: Ruan Yuan as Director-General of Grain Transport; BIBLIOGRAPHIES; I. Archival Sources; II. Published Sources in Chinese; III. Published Sources in Western Languages; Glossary and Index