1st Edition
Ruling the Mongols of Manchuria Language, Literacy, and Power in Late Qing Borderlands
By Jiani He
Copyright 2025
328 Pages
by
Routledge
328 Pages
by
Routledge
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At the turn of the twentieth century, the Jirim League witnessed a linguistic struggle between Manchu, Mongol, Chinese, Japanese, and Russian powers. The Qing Empire envisioned a trilingual educational system, with the aim of improving the Jirim Mongols’ ability to read Chinese, Manchu, and Mongolian. Through this policy, the Qing sought to transform loyal imperial subjects into modern patriotic... Read more
Acknowledgement, Note on Transcription, Names, Toponyms, and Document Titles,Qing Reign Periods,Governor General of the Three Eastern Provinces,Table list,Introduction, Chapter 1. Kamcime: Ruling a Polyglot Empire, Chapter 2. The Linguistic Scene, Chapter 3. The Literacy Question, Chapter 4. Literate in What Language, Chapter 5. Reimagining China and the World, Chapter 6. Trilingual Practice in the Jirim League and Manchuria, Conclusion, Bibliography.
Biography
Dr. Jiani HE is an assistant professor at Peking University, specializing in studies of borderlands and frontiers, the politics of language, and the history of China’s foreign relations in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
