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Books by 俞穆
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A Book That Explains The Soulstealers: The Chinese Sorcery Panic of 1768 一本书讲透《叫魂：1768年中国妖术大恐慌》
This book systematically explains Soulstealers: The Chinese Sorcery Scare of 1768. Drawing on detailed historical sources, it reconstructs the nationwide panic in Qing China in 1768, sparked by the sorcery known as “soulstealing.” It closely examines the social roots, political motives, and cultural mindset behind the panic, revealing the underlying social tensions beneath the prosperous reign of the Qianlong Emperor. In addition to depicting how the panic spread, it explores the bureaucracy's r
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The Qing Dynasty's Spoils-Sharing Game 清朝的分肥游戏
Through eight dimensions, including the privileges of the Eight Banners, land seizures, the Revolt of the Three Feudatories, centralized power in the Grand Council, the dual Manchu-Han system, clerks manipulating officials, unofficial fiscal levies, and salt merchant monopolies, this book analyzes how power and wealth were distributed in the Qing Dynasty. It reveals how the dynasty constantly teetered between sharing out the spoils and losing control: from Eight Banners elites living off the sta
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The Han Dynasty’s Spoils-Sharing Game 汉朝的分肥游戏
From the distinctive perspective of political maneuvering, this book examines four hundred years of power distribution under the Han dynasties. It likens early Han politics to a grand card game, vividly showing how Liu Bang, as the “dealer,” dealt with the “players,” including his meritorious officials and the kings of the vassal states, and revealing the deep tensions between the central government and local powers under the system of commanderies and kingdoms. As the chapters progress, the boo
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