HIST 347: The Art of Governance in High Qing China (HC)

                         Attributed to Giuseppe Castiglione, Qianlong Emperor in Ceremonial Armor on Horseback, 1739, hanging scroll, Palace Museum                          (Source: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)    

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       government AND chinese AND qing  [Keyword search]  Limited to English language publications       

       china politics and government 1644-1912 [Subject]          Sorted by newest titles first.

       bureaucra* AND  (qing OR 17th OR 18th) [Keywords] AND (china OR chinese) [Subject]       

       (ethnic* OR minorit*) AND (china OR chinese) [Subjects] AND (qing OR 17th OR 18th) [Keywords]      

      (emperor* OR patron* OR aristocra*) [Keywords] AND (art) AND (china OR chinese) AND (qing OR 17th OR 18th)  [Subjects]      

**  Try opening a search above and replace one of the topics with your research interest.

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