Inside the World of the Eunuch: A Social History of the Emperor’s Servants in Qing China
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The history of Qing palace eunuchs is defined by a tension between the role eunuchs were meant to play and the life they intended to live. This study tells the story of how a complicated and much-maligned group of people struggled to insert a degree of agency into their lives. Rulers of the Qing dynasty were determined to ensure the eunuchs' subservience and to limit their influence by imposing a management stylebased upon strict rules, corporal punishment, and collective responsibility. Few eunuchs wielded significant political power or lived in a lavish style during the Qing dynasty. Emascu.
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Характеристики
- ФІО Автора
- Dale
Melissa S. - Мова
- Англійська
- ISBN
- 9789888455607
- Дата виходу
- 2019
15 книг цього ж автора
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The history of Qing palace eunuchs is defined by a tension between the role eunuchs were meant to play and the life they intended to live. This study tells t...