Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments vi
3. Contents vii
4. Illustrations x
5. Abbreviations Used in the Notes 1
6. Prologue 3
7. Part One. The Imperial Image and Its Sources
8. 1. Ego Enthroned 7
9. 2. Official Historiography: The Limits of Objectivity 12
10. 3. Private Historiography 47
11. 4. The Fractured Image 65
12. Part Two. The Self-Image: A Prince’s View
13. 5. Mother and Son: Lessons in Applied Piety 85
14. 6. Two Brothers: Lessons in the Public Life 98
15. 7. Sources of the Self-Image: The Curriculum 115
16. 8. Sources of the Self-Image: The Tutors 144
17. 9. The Self-Image: Preparation for Reality 168
18. Part Three. Self-image at the End: Abdication and the Politics of Filiality
19. 10. Abdication Ceremony: The Implications of Ritual 191
20. 11.The Beau Geste as High Politics: History and Precedent 200
21. 12. Secret Succession and the Control of Cliques 231
22. 13.1796–1799: A Ho-shen Regency? 248
23. Epilogue 260
24. Appendix, Bibliography, Glossary, Index
25. Appendix: Finding List of Titles Cited from LSTCC in order of First Occurrence in Notes 265
26. Bibliography 271
27. Glossary 289
28. Index 299
29. Chinese Summary of the Prologue 310
30. Japanese Translation of the Prologue 311
31. Harvard East Asian Series 315