Rethinking the Decline of China's Qing Dynasty

Taylor & Francis

Rethinking the Decline of China's Qing DynastyImperial Activism and Borderland Management at the Turn of the Nineteenth Century\nAuthor(s): Daniel McMahon\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138791046, 978-1138791046\nSynopsis\nThe many instances of regional insurgency and unrest that erupted on Chinas borderlands at the turn of the nineteenth century are often regarded by scholars as evidence of government disability and the incipient decline of the imperial Qing dynasty. This book, based on extensive original research, argues that, on the contrary, the response of the imperial government went well beyond pacification and reconstruction, and demonstrates that the imperial political culture was dynamic, innovative and capable of confronting contemporary challenges. The author highlights in particular the Jiaqing Reforms of 1799, which enabled national reformist ideology, activist-oriented administrative education, t.