
Distinguishing Color and Viewing the Dynasty: Court Meetings, Documents and Political Decision-making in the Late Qing Dynasty
by Li Wenjie
About This Novel
The operation of government affairs in the Qing Dynasty can be reflected in the circulation process of documents, and the most important government documents and memorials were the main contents of court meetings. Court meetings and documents are the elements and concrete manifestations of political decision-making. Before dawn, the monarch and his ministers had to enter the process of governing affairs and court meetings. This was summarized by the Qing Dynasty as "distinguishing color and looking at the court." This book attempts to clear up many details of the central government's government affairs procedures and decision-making process in the late Qing Dynasty, including the main contents of the three types of court meetings in the Qing Dynasty and their role in decision-making, the production and circulation process of government affairs documents, the empress dowager, the emperor, and the military aircraft department during the periods of listening to the government behind the curtain, training the government, and returning to power. Their respective authorities, the "court discussions" in the late Qing Dynasty, the reforms of the cabinet and the Military Aircraft Department during the New Deal period, and the differences between the two responsible cabinets before and after the Revolution of 1911. Pay special attention to the careful interpretation of important historical materials and the in-depth excavation of details. From the perspective of institutional history, the characteristics of high-level political decision-making in the late Qing Dynasty are explored.
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