Empire at the Margins: Culture, Ethnicity, and Frontier in Early Modern China
- ISBN-10
- 0520230159
- ISBN-13
- 9780520230156
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 378
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-01-19
- Publisher
- Univ of California Press
- Authors
- Pamela Kyle Crossley, Donald S. Sutton, Helen F. Siu
Description
Focusing on the Ming and Qing eras, this book analyses crucial moments in the formation of cultural, regional and religious identities. It demonstrates how the imperial discourse is many-faceted, rather than a monolithic agent of cultural assimilation.
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