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*(note: This review first appeared in Journal of Asian Studies volume 56.4 (November 1997), pp. 1082-1083. It is reprinted here with the kind permission of the Association for Asian Studies, Inc.)

The first volume published in Blackwell's new series The Peoples of Asia edited by Morris Rossabi, this monograph is a welcome addition to the ever growing literature on the Manchus and the Qing dynasty. In it, Pamela Crossley explains who the Manchus were, describes how they conquered China, and outlines the consequences that the establishment of the Qing dynasty had for both the Manchus and their subjects. She demonstrates that the Qing was an empire of world stature and dispels the common, albeit misinformed, notion that the Manchus were ultimately "conquered" by the Chinese and thoroughly sinicized during the Qing dynasty.

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