Empire at the Margins: Culture, Ethnicity, and Frontier in

Empire at the Margins: Culture, Ethnicity, and Frontier in Early Modern China (Studies on China) (Volume 28)

Focusing on the Ming (1368-1644) and (especially) the Qing (1364-1912) eras, this book analyzes crucial moments in the formation of cultural, regional, and religious identities. The contributors examine the role of the state in a variety of environments on China's "peripheries," paying attention to shifts in law, trade, social stratification, and cultural dialogue. They find that local communities were critical participants in the shaping of their own identities and consciousness as well as the character and behavior of the state. At certain times the state was institutionally definitive, but it could also be symbolic and contingent. They demonstrate how the imperial discourse is many-faceted, rather than a monolithic agent of cultural assimilation.
Country USA
Brand University of California Press
Manufacturer University of California Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 6 maps
ReleaseDate 2006-01-19
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780520230156

Country	USA
Brand	University of California Press
Manufacturer	University of California Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	6 maps
ReleaseDate	2006-01-19
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780520230156

Empire at the Margins: Culture, Ethnicity, and Frontier in Early Modern China (Studies on China) (Volume 28)