Asian expansions : the historical experiences of polity expansion in Asia / edited by Geoff Wade.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wade, Geoff, editor.

Series:

Routledge studies in the early history of Asia ; 9.

Routledge studies in the early history of Asia ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Colonies.

Territorial expansion.

History.

Historical geography.

East Asia--Historical geography.

East Asia.

Southeast Asia--Historical geography.

Southeast Asia.

East Asia--Territorial expansion--History.

Southeast Asia--Territorial expansion--History.

East Asia--Colonies.

Physical Description:

xi, 259 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015.

Summary:

"Asia as we know it today is the product of a vast range of polity expansions over time. Whether we examine the Guptas, Cholas, Marathas or Mughals in South Asia, the Chinese polities, Nanzhao, the Tibetans, Khitan, Jin, Mongols, Koreans, Japanese or Manchus in East Asia, or the Khmers, Vietnamese, Javanese, Thai, or Burmans in Southeast Asia, aspects of the effects of these expansions are still evident in the region today. However, this fact is not reflected in the longstanding and widely held view that East Asian polities were not interested in expanding their territory. In contrast, this book suggests that East Asian political leaders were indeed concerned with territorial control and expansion, whether for political or strategic advantage, trade purposes, defence needs, agricultural expansion or increased income through taxation. It explores the historical experiences of polity expansion across Asia, specifically in East and Southeast Asia, and reveals how the ways in which Asian polities grew were incredibly diverse in nature. The chapters draw on historical examples to highlight the centrality of the connections between imperial expansion, centralized political structures, and territorial integration to a comprehensive understanding both the past and the present in East Asia. In doing so, they interrogate key ideas such as imperialism and colonialism, and the applicability and relevance of such terminology in Asian contexts, both historical and contemporary"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Asian Expansions : an Introduction / Geoff Wade

Why Do Empires Expand? / Peter C. Perdue

Asian States and Overseas Expansion, 1500-1700 : An Approach to the Problem of European Exceptionalism / Tonio Andrade

The "Native Office" System : A Chinese Mechanism for Southern Territorial Expansion over Two Millennia / Geoff Wade

The Southeast Asian Mainland and the World Beyond : Rethinking Assumptions / Victor Lieberman

The Thirteenth Province : Internal Administration and External Expansion in Fifteenth Century Dai Viet / John K. Whitmore

The Vietnamese Empire and its Expansion 980-1840 / Momoki Shiro

Siamese State Expansion in the Thonburi and Early Bangkok Periods / Koizumi Junko

Politics of Integration and Cultures of Resistance : A Study of Burma's Conquest and Administration of Arakan / Jacques P. Leider

Re-evaluating State, Society and the Dynamics of Expansion in Precolonial Gowa / William Cummings.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415589956

0415589959

OCLC:

884882078

Publisher Number:

99960252792