Manchu Mirrors and the Knowledge of Plants and Animals in High Qing China
by Marten Soderblom Saarela
Title:
Manchu Mirrors and the Knowledge of Plants and Animals in High Qing China
Author:
Marten Soderblom Saarela
Series (if any):
Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
406 pages, 17 illus., 4 tables
Publisher:
Harvard University Press
ISBN-13:
9780674297517
EAN:
9780674297517
Publication Date:
12/08/2025
Classifications:
Linguistics
Weight (g):
848
Dimensions (mm):
162 x 237 x 32
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£53.21
3 copies in stock
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Description
The Manchu Mirrors and the Knowledge of Plants and Animals in High Qing China is the first systematic study of the codification of Manchu and Chinese words for animals and plants in the eighteenth century. Bian and Söderblom Saarela show how Qing lexicographical practices left a lasting impact on natural historical scholarship in the modern era.
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