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Tables of Contents for The Last Emperors
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Illustrations
vii
List of Tables
ix
Acknowledgments
xi
Introduction
1
16
PART ONE: THE MATERIAL CULTURE OF THE QING COURT
The Court Society
17
42
PART TWO: THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF THE QING COURT
The Conquest Elite and the Imperial Lineage
59
37
Sibling Politics
96
31
Imperial Women
127
33
Palace Servants
160
37
PART THREE: QING COURT RITUALS
Rulership and Ritual Action in the Chinese Realm
197
34
Shamanism and Tibetan Buddhism at Court
231
33
Private Rituals
264
31
Conclusion
295
8
Appendix 1. Names of Qing Emperors and the Imperial Ancestors
303
1
Appendix 2. Imperial Princely Ranks
304
1
Notes
305
88
Bibliography
393
50
Glossary-Index
443