The Peking Gazette in Late Imperial China – State News and Political Authority

The Peking Gazette in Late Imperial ChinaState News and Political Authority\nAuthor(s): Emily Mokros\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Washington Press, United States\nImprint: University of Washington Press\nISBN-13: 9780295748788, 978-0295748788\nSynopsis\nHow news circulated from the Qing dynasty courtIn the Qing dynasty [tel], China experienced far greater access to political information than suggested by the blunt measures of control and censorship employed by modern Chinese regimes. A tenuous partnership between the court and the dynamic commercial publishing enterprises of late imperial China enabled the publication of gazettes in a wide range of print and manuscript formats. For both domestic and foreign readers these official gazettes offered vital information about the Qing state and its activities, transmitting state news across a vast empire and beyond. And the most essential window onto Qing politics was the Peking Gazette, a genre that circulated globally over.