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The Manchus
ISBN: 978-0-631-23591-0
Paperback
256 pages
June 2002, Wiley-Blackwell
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List of Plates.

List of Maps.

Preface.

1. The Paradox of the Manchus.

2. Shamans and "Clans": The Origins of the Manchus.

3. The Enigma of Nurgachi.

4. The Qing Expansion.

5. The Guided Age of Qianlong.

6. The Lingering Death of the Empire.

7. Epilogue: The Manchus in the Twentieth Century.

Appendix I. Reign Periods of the Aisin Gioro Rulers.

Appendix II. Cherished Soldiers.

Appendix III. A Glossary of Names and Terms.

Notes.

Bibliography.

Index