For many years, the Ming and Qing dynasties have been grouped as "late imperial China," a temporal framework that asserts the autonomous character of social change in China and has allowed historians to create a "China-centered history." In contrast to the late imperial paradigm, the new ways of configuring the Qing in historical time assert the singular qualities of the Qing formation.
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For many years, the Ming and Qing dynasties have been grouped as "late imperial China," a temporal framework that asserts the autonomous character of social change in China and has allowed historians to create a "China-centered history." In contrast to the late imperial paradigm, the new ways of configuring the Qing in historical time assert the singular qualities of the Qing formation.
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