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Pt. 1. The burdens of history: pre-Qing territorial government
The Qing creation of the province: 1644-1661
The conundrum of confidence: 1661-1723
The power of the unexpected: 1723-1736
The imperatives of continuity: 1736-1796
Pt. 2. The legacy of military occupation: the north and the northwest
Negotiated orders: the Lower Yangzi Valley and the southeastern coast
Regions into provinces: the Middle Yangzi and Lingnan
Communications and provincial government in southwest China .
The Qing creation of the province: 1644-1661
The conundrum of confidence: 1661-1723
The power of the unexpected: 1723-1736
The imperatives of continuity: 1736-1796
Pt. 2. The legacy of military occupation: the north and the northwest
Negotiated orders: the Lower Yangzi Valley and the southeastern coast
Regions into provinces: the Middle Yangzi and Lingnan
Communications and provincial government in southwest China .