Remaking the Chinese empire : Manchu-Korean relations, 1616-1911 /
Yuanchong Wang.
- Ithaca : Cornell University Press, (c)2018.
- 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Conquering Chosŏn : the rise of the Manchu regime as the Middle Kingdom, 1616-43 -- Barbarianizing Chosŏn : the Chosŏn model and the Chinese empire, 1644-1761 -- Justifying the civilized : the Qing's contacts with Chosŏn, Annam, and Britain, 1762-1861 -- Defining Chosŏn : Qing China's depiction of Chosŏn's status, 1862-76 -- Supervising Chosŏn : Qing China's patriarchal role in Chosŏn, 1877-84 -- Losing Chosŏn : the rise of a modern Chinese state, 1885-1911.
"This book explores China's transformation from an empire into a modern state through the lens of Sino-Korean political relations during the last imperial dynasty in Chinese history"--