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- Title
Making the Palace Machine Work: Mobilizing People, Objects, and Nature in the Qing Empire, edited by Martina Siebert, Kai Jun Chen, and Dorothy Ko.
- Authors
Bing, Zhao
- Abstract
The book "Making the Palace Machine Work: Mobilizing People, Objects, and Nature in the Qing Empire" edited by Martina Siebert, Kai Jun Chen, and Dorothy Ko explores the imperial structure of the Qing Dynasty as a dynamic machine that combines human and non-human resources. Divided into three parts, the book examines the administrative units, personnel, and archival trails of the Qing court, as well as the manufacture of imperial objects such as porcelain, gilded metal, and jade. It also delves into the organization and classification of information at the Imperial Household Department and the supply of plants and animals to the court. Overall, the book provides valuable insights into the cultural policy and material culture of the Qing court.
- Subjects
QING dynasty, China, 1644-1912; CULTURAL policy; INFORMATION organization; HOUSEHOLD supplies; IMPERIALISM
- Publication
East Asian Science, Technology & Medicine, 2023, Vol 55, Issue 1/2, p214
- ISSN
1562-918X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1163/26669323-20230012