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Macabe Keliher, "The Board of Rites and the Making of Qing China" (U California Press, 2019)
Bringing attention to the importance of li (an articulated system of social domination and political legitimization, consisting of rituals, ceremonies, and rites) as the foundation of the Qing political system, Macabe Keliher’s book The Board of Rites and the Making of Qing China (University of California Press, 2019) challenges traditional understandings of state-formation and helps us rethink how we tell the story of the founding of the Qing.
Focusing on how rituals and other practices of legitimization emerged, formed, and were then codified, the book is a deep dive into the early years of…
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