Browsing FAS Theses and Dissertations by Keyword "Qing empire"
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Marginal Revolutions: Economies and Economic Knowledge between Qing China, Russia, and Mongolia, 1860 - 1911
(2014-06-06)This dissertation began with a question: what does it mean to say or grasp "the economy"? This dissertation examines it examines on-the-ground trading, mining, and money lending between Russian and Qing subjects in Qing ... -
The Limits of Empire: The Qing-Gurkha War and China’s Trans-Himalayan Frontier, 1788–1793
(2023-11-21)This dissertation investigates the Qing-Gurkha War (1788–1793) to provide insights into the Qing empire’s presence in the trans-Himalayan frontier, its administration of Tibet, and the limits of its influence in the late ...