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Wang, Chen-main: The Life and Career of Hung Ch'eng-Ch'ou (1593–1665)
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ISBN 0-924304-40-5. 2000. Cloth.
This book focuses upon the controversial character and activities of Hung Ch’eng-ch’ou , who first won distinction for his role in suppressing the Manchu rebel forces in northwestern China. After being given command of the vital northeastern frontier military district, Hung was captured by the Manchu—and eventually joined his captors to assist them in conquering China and establishing the new Ch’ing dynasty. Although Hung has traditionally symbolized treachery and disloyalty, this book adopts a quite different focus. It brings mid-seventeenth century China to life in new ways, deepening our sense of the historical complexity of the era.
"Without sentimentalizing Hung Ch’eng-ch’ou, [the author] nonetheless forces us to see him as a quite understandable figure, one whose choice to serve the conqueror . . . was not without its principled underpinnings, and whose service was of decisive impact on the success of the Manchu conquest. In short, Hung can no longer be seen as a cardboard figure symbolizing political treachery but must be recognized as a complex human of great capacities, striving and brilliantly succeeding in doing a job that he felt must be done."
Professor Frederick W. Mote
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