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Chinese rank badges: symbols of power, wealth, and intellect in the Ming and Qing dynasties

Chinese rank badges: symbols of power, wealth, and intellect in the Ming and Qing dynasties
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ISBN 9627956457 (hardcover)
9789627956457 (hardcover)
Author Hugus, David
Title Chinese rank badges : symbols of power, wealth, and intellect in the Ming and Qing dynasties / David Hugus
Publisher Hong Kong : [Hong Kong University Press], 2021
Physical desc. 277 pages ; illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm.
Bibliography etc. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction -- Identifying civil rank badges -- Identifying military rank badges -- Rank badge iconography -- Ming dynasty rank badges -- Rank badges under the Shunzhi emperor -- Rank badges under the Kangxi emperor -- Rank badges under the Yongzheng emperor -- Rank badges under the Qianlong emperor -- Rank badges under the Jiaqing emperor -- Rank badges under the Daoguang emperor -- The end of Chinese imperial history -- Dragons and other badges -- Appendix A: The creation myth -- Appendix B: Creation and human nature -- Appendix C: Origins of tradition: the sage kings to the Han dynasty -- Appendix D: The influence of tradition -- Appendix E: The emperor -- Appendix F: Confucianism -- Appendix G: A short history of the civil service examinations -- Appendix H: The preliminary civil service examinations -- Appendix I: The qualifying examinations: civil and military -- Appendix J: Ming dynasty summary (1368-1644) -- Appendix K: Qing dynasty summary (1644-1911) -- Appendix L: Chinese civil officials -- Appendix M: The first Opium War -- Appendix N: The Taiping Rebellion -- Appendix O: The second Opium War -- Appendix P: The Boxer Rebellion -- Appendix Q: Revolution.
Subject Decorations of honor -- China -- History
Regalia (Insignia) -- China -- History
Badges -- China -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644
Badges -- China -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912
China -- History -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1944
China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912
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