马背上的朝廷：巡幸与清朝统治的建构，1680-1785

Harvard East Asian Monographs #287

by Michael G. Chang, 张勉治, 董建中 (Translator)

乾隆十六年至四十九年（1751—1784），乾隆皇帝六次南巡，往返于北京与江南。满洲皇帝及扈从，深入帝国最富庶、最重要的地区，上演了一场场长达数月之久的政治剧。

本书主要阐释帝国核心与江南之间既充满张力又持续博弈的关系。无论在政治、经济还是文化上，江南都是汉人无可争议的中心，它还是反清复明的大本营。清廷如何才能在这一地区建构权威，合法进行统治？盛清时期清廷统治内地的切实条件和历史机制又是什么？本书在解决这些问题的同时，还探讨了盛清统治得以建构以及各种人物竞争于其间的政治文化。作者认为，南巡在十八世纪清朝统治的历史形成过程中具有核心地位。

Genres: China, History

440 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2007

Reviews

[Sam · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very talented research focusing on the basic frame of Qing Empire's political culture. Significantly, the author does not confine his narrative into the binary "Manchu-Han" zero-sum puzzle, but develop the argument as a more complex and efficient way, combining ethnicity and the desire for loyalty to the state itself. Those what seems "manchu" in the past, as the authors figures, should be considered not only in an ethnic view, but also as a symbol of "martial", "authentic" (zhi), and "real", against the Jiangnan "luxury". Such a mixture of political culture and historical re-writing could be seen as a preview of military-feed state in 20th century China.

[Chyi · Rating 3 out of 5]

价值可能在于揭示出乾隆南巡背后的意识形态动机，但写法实在平平。