The Making of the Chinese State - Ethnicity and Expansion on the Ming Borderlands (Hardcover)

In this well-crafted study of the relationships between the state and its borderlands, Leo Shin traces the roots of China's modern ethnic configurations to the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Challenging the traditional view that China's expansion was primarily an exercise of incorporation and assimilation, Shin argues that as the centre extended its reach to the wild and inaccessible south, the political interests of the state, the economic needs of the settlers, and the imaginations of the cultural elites all facilitated the demarcation and categorisation of these borderland 'non-Chinese' populations. The story told here, however, extends beyond the imperial period. Just as Ming emperors considered it essential to reinforce a sense of universal order by demarcating the 'non-Chinese', modern-day Chinese rulers also find it critical to maintain the myth of a unified multi-national state by officially recognising a total of fifty-six 'nationalities'.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2006
First published:	2006
Authors:	Leo K. Shin
Dimensions:	235 x 159 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	270
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-85354-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	0-521-85354-0
Barcode:	9780521853545

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