Boundaries and Beyond China's Maritime Southeast in Late Imperial Times
Ng, Chin Keong
Boundaries and Beyond China's Maritime Southeast in Late Imperial Times - Singapore NUS Press 2017 - 1 online resource
Open Access
Using the concept of boundaries, physical and cultural, to understand the development of China's maritime southeast in late Imperial times, these linked essays by a senior scholar challenge the usual readings of Chinese history from the centre. The book begins with the boundaries between "us" and "them", Chinese and other, during this period, including the rise of state systems. It looks at the challenges to such demarcations posed by movements of people, goods and ideas across maritime East Asia and the broader Asian Seas, and builds a fresh understanding of China's boundaries. Of interest to students of migration, of Chinese history, and of relations between China and its region, Ng's analysis provides crucial background to understanding China within Asia's maritime world. The result is a novel way of approaching Chinese history, argued from a fresh perspective on China's relations with neighbouring territories, and of the nature of tradition and its persistence in a changing world.
Creative Commons
English
9789814722445 oapen_627433
10.26530/oapen_627433 doi
Maritime history
China Fujian Guangzhou History Junk (ship) Maritime History Ming dynasty Portuguese people Qing dynasty South China Sea Xiamen
Boundaries and Beyond China's Maritime Southeast in Late Imperial Times - Singapore NUS Press 2017 - 1 online resource
Open Access
Using the concept of boundaries, physical and cultural, to understand the development of China's maritime southeast in late Imperial times, these linked essays by a senior scholar challenge the usual readings of Chinese history from the centre. The book begins with the boundaries between "us" and "them", Chinese and other, during this period, including the rise of state systems. It looks at the challenges to such demarcations posed by movements of people, goods and ideas across maritime East Asia and the broader Asian Seas, and builds a fresh understanding of China's boundaries. Of interest to students of migration, of Chinese history, and of relations between China and its region, Ng's analysis provides crucial background to understanding China within Asia's maritime world. The result is a novel way of approaching Chinese history, argued from a fresh perspective on China's relations with neighbouring territories, and of the nature of tradition and its persistence in a changing world.
Creative Commons
English
9789814722445 oapen_627433
10.26530/oapen_627433 doi
Maritime history
China Fujian Guangzhou History Junk (ship) Maritime History Ming dynasty Portuguese people Qing dynasty South China Sea Xiamen