TY - BOOK ID - 137915122 TI - Eunuch and Emperor in the Great Age of Qing Rule PY - 2018 SN - 0520969847 9780520969841 9780520297524 PB - Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, DB - UniCat KW - Eunuchs KW - History. KW - China KW - History KW - Kings and rulers. KW - 1644 to 1800. KW - betrayal. KW - china. KW - chinese history. KW - cultural subversion. KW - dramas. KW - emperors. KW - eunuchs. KW - faithfully serving. KW - fallen ming dynasty. KW - fascinating perspective. KW - government institution. KW - great eunuch corruption. KW - history of china. KW - imperial rule. KW - late imperial china. KW - learning about eunuchs. KW - modern china. KW - palace world. KW - qing dynasty. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:137915122 AB - Eunuch and Emperor in the Great Age of Qing Rule offers a new interpretation of eunuchs and their connection to imperial rule in the first century and a half of the Qing dynasty (1644-1800). This period encompassed the reigns of three of China's most important emperors, men who were deeply affected by the great eunuch corruption of the fallen Ming dynasty. In this groundbreaking and deeply researched book, the author explores how Qing emperors sought to prevent a return of the harmful excesses of eunuchs and how eunuchs flourished in the face of the restrictions imposed upon them. We meet powerful eunuchs who faithfully served, and in some cases ultimately betrayed, their emperors. We also meet ordinary eunuchs whose lives, punctuated by dramas large and small, provide a fascinating perspective on the Qing palace world. ER -