Empire at the Margins

Empire at the Margins
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 391
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ISBN-10 : 9780520927537
ISBN-13 : 0520927532
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Book Synopsis Empire at the Margins by : Pamela Kyle Crossley

Download or read book Empire at the Margins written by Pamela Kyle Crossley and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2006-01-19 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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