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The Jiankang Empire in Chinese and world history /

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This work offers a sweeping reassessment of the Jiankang Empire (3rd-6th centuries CE), known as the Chinese "Southern Dynasties." It shows how, although one of the medieval world's largest empires, Jiankang has been rendered politically invisible by the standard narrative of Chinese...

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Main Author: Chittick, Andrew (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Series:Oxford studies in early empires.
Subjects:
Ethnicity > China > History > To 1500.
China > History > 220-589.
Jiankang Fu (China) > History.
China > Civilization > 221 B.C.-960 A.D.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The invisible empire
  • The discourse of ethnicity
  • Agriculture and foodways
  • Vernacular languages
  • Marking territory : the militarization of the Huai frontier
  • Making hierarchy : garrison, court, and the structure of Jiankang politics
  • Managing prosperity : the political economy of a commercial empire
  • The vernacular repertoire
  • The Sinitic repertoire
  • The Buddhist repertoire : the era of pluralist patronage
  • The Buddhist repertoire : Jiankang as theater state
  • Conclusion: Re-orienting East Asian and world history.