Month: January 2013
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PRC Manchu studies at a turning point?
Two news items from the past year, linked below, suggest that with the oft-reported demise of the last “native speakers” of Manchu in Heilongjiang, new attention is being brought to…
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Zheng Tianting on Manchu
Zheng Tianting 关于学习满文的一封信 Zheng Tianting 鄭天挺 (1899-1981), one of the great 20th-c. historians of the Qing, was the author of a number of important early works on early Qing history,…
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Why the Manchus Matter
An excellent interview with Mark Elliott tells readers why the Manchus are so important for understanding Chinese history: “In the particular case of the Qing we can see pretty clearly…
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The New Norman
The publication of Jerry Norman’s A Comprehensive Manchu-English Dictionary — the long-awaited revision of his 1978 Manchu-English Lexicon — is at hand. Harvard Asia Center Publications announces that this title…
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Harvard Summer Manchu
The Harvard University Summer School is pleased to offer an intensive one-month introduction to the Manchu language and Manchu studies in summer 2013. The workshop is designed with the needs…
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The Manchu Hymn and Epic Poetry
By Brian Tawney This post is a supplement to Manchu hymn chanted at the occasion of the victory over the Jinchuan Rebels. The form of this poem is similar to…