Book
State, peasant, and merchant in Qing Manchuria, 1644-1862
Stanford University Press • Stanford, Ca • Published In 2007 • Pages:
By: Isett, Christopher Mills.
Abstract
This is a story of the failed attempt to maintain a distinct ethnic reservoir in the Manchu homeland region of northeast China. The Manchu regime could not keep Han Chinese out or control local society and economy closely enough to favor Manchu privilege. Attempts to control land sales and ownership resulted in a convoluted ownership system of multiple rights partly to hide Han usufruct. The author writes that the effort to maintain ethnic distinctiveness in the homeland region and strictly regulate interethnic relations and intercourse ultimately undermined Manchu farmer productivity and sustainability. Han Chinese control of trade also heavily influenced the course of economic development beyond government control.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2012
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- East Asia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Historian
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard; 2012
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1588-1935
- Coverage Place
- northeast China
- Notes
- Christopher Mills Isett
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-399) and index
- LCCN
- 2006011775
- LCSH
- Peasants--China--Manchuria--History
- Peasants--China--Manchuria--Social conditions
- Political leadership--China--Manchuria--History
- Social structure--China--Manchuria--History
- Manchuria (China)--Politics and government
- China--History--Qing dynasty, 1644-1912