China's 1911-12 Revolution, which overthrew a 2000-year succession of dynasties, is thought of primarily as a change in governmental style, from imperial to republican, traditional to modern. But given that the dynasty that was overthrown—the Qing—was that of a minority ethnic group that had ruled China's Han majority for nearly three centuries, and that the revolutionaries were overwhelmingly Han, to what extent was the revolution not only anti-monarchical, but also anti-Manchu? Edward Rhoads explores this provocative and complicated question in Manchus and Han, analyzing the evolution of the Manchus from a hereditary military caste (the "banner people") to a distinct ethnic group and then detailing the interplay and dialogue between the Manchu court and Han reformers that culminated in the dramatic changes of the early 20th century. Until now, many scholars have assumed that the Manchus had been assimilated into Han culture long before the 1911 Revolution and were no longer separate and distinguishable. But Rhoads demonstrates that in many ways Manchus remained an alien, privileged, and distinct group. Manchus and Han is a pathbreaking study that will forever change the way historians of China view the events leading to the fall of the Qing dynasty. Likewise, it will clarify for ethnologists the unique origin of the Manchus as an occupational caste and their shifting relationship with the Han, from border people to rulers to ruled.

本书把中国嵌入到19世纪殖民主义的历史之中，指出帝国主义和殖民主义不仅仅是枪炮、商品和各种侵略行为，它还是一个文化过程，一个需要被征服人民自愿去接受的“霸权工程”。为了实现此目的，帝国主义在19世纪通过武力和政治压迫，对清政府和中国人民进行“规训”。“教育”他们在一个帝国主义支配的世界里，应该如何规范自己的行为。作者在这部著作中，运用后殖民研究的理论和方法，对鸦片战争到义和团起义时期的近代西方对华关系进行了全新的解读，把它从一段人所熟知的历史变成了一段令人感到新奇的崭新历史。 目　　录 中译本序…………………………………………………………………………………何伟亚1 导　论　帝国主义、殖民主义与中同…………………………………………………………1 第一部分　鸦片战争与通商条约 第一章　亚罗号战争，1856～1860年…………………………………………………………33 第二章　中国的暴力与法治，1856-1858年 …………………………………………………52 第三章　北京，1860年：劫掠、奖赏金和神圣的报复………………………………………79 第二部分　在中国重建疆界，l861～1900年 导　语……………………………………………………………………………………………131 第四章　构建新秩序……………………………………………………………………………133 第五章　欧洲全球霸权时代的清帝国…………………………………………………………169 第三部分　使中国完全平等 导　语……………………………………………………………………………………………203 第六章　恐怖统治：北京及周围地区的惩罚与报复…………………………………………212 第七章　将清朝君主去神圣化，1900～1901年………………………………………………264 第八章　记忆手段：把西方铭记成受害者和英雄……………………………………………306 第九章　被压迫者的回报、再循环和中国爱国主义…………………………………………343 余　论……………………………………………………………………………………………378 参考文献…………………………………………………………………………………………383 西人姓名汉译表…………………………………………………………………………………427 译后记……………………………………………………………………………………刘天路439