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Rawski, Evelyn Sakakida was born on February 2, 1939 in Honolulu. Daughter of Evan T. and Teruko (Watase) Sakakida.
(During the eighteenth century, China's new Manchu rulers ...)
During the eighteenth century, China's new Manchu rulers consolidated their control of the largest empire China had ever known. In this book Susan Naquin and Evelyn S. Rawski draw on the most recent research to provide a unique overview and reevaluation of the social history of China during this period--one of the most dynamic periods in China's early modern era. "A lucid, original, and scholarly summary of the social, economic, and demographic history of China's last great period of glory. This will be an important book for students of Chinese history."-Jonathan Spence, Yale University "Engaging, complex, and elegantly written. . . . Absorbing and valuable: a thorough, unique, and richly detailed account of the social forms and cultural and religious life of the people."-Choice "An interesting and well-informed survey of China between about 1680 and 1820."-W.J.F. Jenner, Asian Affairs "I would be a very odd scholar or general reader who could not derive profit from reading this elegant and painstaking survey of the social, cultural, and economic life of the Qing empire in its apparent prime. . . . A superb survey which readers may absorb and cherish."-Alexander Woodside, Pacific Affairs "A highly readable synthesis of recent secondary literature on the subject."-William S. Atwell, Journal of Asian Studies "Their coverage is comprehensive and their writing is clear and lucid. reading this book obtains one a very broad, yet penetrative, view of Chinese society at the time."-Alan P.L. Liu, Asian Thought & Society "The ground covered by this book is vast. . . . Its very breadth conveys with great clarity the extent of current knowledge of pre modern China: it also serves as an excellent introduction to the social history of the Qing dynasty."-Hugh D.R. Baker, China Quarterly "This is a most challenging work and ambitious work. . . . Chinese Society in the Eighteenth Century give both the general reader and also the historian who does not study China a tool for grounding himself or herself in the basic patterns and trends that could be found in eighteenth century China as well as in the problems the specialists are now exploring. The book is also of great value to students of traditional and modern China, for it serves to synthesize much of the new literature on China in the High Qing. Thus it serves the 'China hand' as a state of the field essay that shows just where we are even as it suggests directions for future research."-Murray A. Rubinstein, American Asian Review "This excellent book provides an intelligent summary our rapidly changing understanding of Chinese society in a crucial century of political stability and economic and demographic expansion. Susan Naquin and Evelyn S. Rawski are distinguished contributors to the field, energetically engaged in its multinational communication networks."-John E. Wills, Jr., American Historical Review
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(Featuring hundreds of pieces never seen outside China, th...)
Featuring hundreds of pieces never seen outside China, this sumptuous book focuses on the most powerful rulers of China's last dynasty, the Qing. With glorious, specially commissioned color photographs and authoritative text from experts in the field, China: The Three Emperors features more than 370 treasures-precious robes and palace furnishings, paintings and painted scrolls, weapons and ceremonial armor, clocks and astronomical instruments, and even an imperial throne. An incisive series of essays explores the many fascinating themes linking these artistic and cultural treasures, describing the complex rituals and intriguing personalities that created them.
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( The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last and arguably ...)
The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last and arguably the greatest of the conquest dynasties to rule China. Its rulers, Manchus from the north, held power for three centuries despite major cultural and ideological differences with the Han majority. In this book, Evelyn Rawski offers a bold new interpretation of the remarkable success of this dynasty, arguing that it derived not from the assimilation of the dominant Chinese culture, as has previously been believed, but rather from an artful synthesis of Manchu leadership styles with Han Chinese policies.
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( The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last and arguably ...)
The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last and arguably the greatest of the conquest dynasties to rule China. Its rulers, Manchus from the north, held power for three centuries despite major cultural and ideological differences with the Han majority. In this book, Evelyn Rawski offers a bold new interpretation of the remarkable success of this dynasty, arguing that it derived not from the assimilation of the dominant Chinese culture, as has previously been believed, but rather from an artful synthesis of Manchu leadership styles with Han Chinese policies.
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(Despite their compelling presence and often exquisite qua...)
Despite their compelling presence and often exquisite quality, Chinese ancestor portraits have never been studied as a genre. This richly illustrated book (85 portraits in full color, 81 in black and white) is the first to explore in depth the artistic, historical, and religious significance of these remarkable paintings and to place them in context with other types of commemorative portraiture. Since the sixteenth century, portraits were commissioned in China in great number and variety. Depictions of individual men and women range from formal, iconic poses to the very casual, offer fascinating glimpses of Chinese life and culture. The riveting, realistic ancestor portraits supremely powerful likenesses were important objects of veneration, and the practice of making memorial portraits continued into the twentieth century, when paintings were gradually replaced by photographs.
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Rawski, Evelyn Sakakida was born on February 2, 1939 in Honolulu. Daughter of Evan T. and Teruko (Watase) Sakakida.
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1961; Master of Arts, Radcliffe College, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1968.
Assistant professor history University Pittsburgh, 1967-1972, associate professor, 1973-1979, professor history, since 1980. University professor, since 1996. Member School History Studies, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 2007.
(Featuring hundreds of pieces never seen outside China, th...)
(During the eighteenth century, China's new Manchu rulers ...)
(Despite their compelling presence and often exquisite qua...)
( The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last and arguably ...)
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Member Institute for Advanced Study, 2007. Member of Association Asian Studies (China-Inner Asia council, board directors 1976-1979, vice president 1994-1995, president 1995-1996).
Married Thomas G. Rawski, December 16, 1967.