Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. The Qing Status System 19
6. 2. Who Belonged in the Banners? The Makeup of the Qing Service Elite 49
7. 3. Duty, Service, and Status Performance 69
8. 4. Privilege and State Support 96
9. 5. A Female Service Elite: Status, Ethnicity, and Qing Bannerwomen 124
10. 6. A Comparative History of Service Elites 147
11. 7. Challenging the Service Elite Model 174
12. 8. Expulsion, Resistance, and the Return of the Service Elite 200
13. Conclusion 227
14. Appendix: Reign Names, Dates, and Abbreviations 243
15. Source Abbreviations 245
16. Notes 249
17. Bibliography 309
18. Index 325