A companion to Chinese history / edited by Michael Szonyi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Szonyi, Michael, editor.

Wiley InterScience (Online service)

Class of 1932 Fund.

Series:

Wiley-Blackwell companions to history

Wiley Blackwell companions to history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--History.

China.

History.

China--Historiography.

Historiography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 459 pages.)

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2017.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

With a history as lengthy and complex as China's, it should come as no surprise that the scholarly effort to understand its historical experience has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years. A Companion to Chinese History is a comprehensive overview of the latest intellectual developments in the study of China's history from antiquity to the present day. Offering cutting-edge scholarship by top historians from both China and around the globe, the chapters provide readers with an understanding of the current state of the field of Chinese history, including exciting recent developments and promising future directions. Initial readings present an overview of Chinese historiography while covering such topics as Chinas changing position in global and world history, the role of history in contemporary Chinese politics, and the current state or the field from European, Chinese, and Japanese perspectives. The full chronology of China's history is covered next-with individual chapters often challenging more conventional approaches to the periodization of Chinese history. Thematic approaches to Chinese history are then addressed, with chapters touching on such diverse topics as sexuality and gender, literature, environmental history, science and technology, intellectual history, Taiwan, religion, economic and urban history, and many more. Timely and important, A Companion to Chinese History offers illuminating insights into the formidable history of one of the most important and least understood regions of the world. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction / Michael Szonyi Szonyi, Michael 1

Part I States of the Field 9

2 How Do We Know What We Know about Chinese History? / Endymion Wilkinson Wilkinson, Endymion 11

3 Chinese History in China: The State of the Field (1980s-2010s) / May-bo Ching Ching, May-bo 28

4 Chinese History in Japan: The State of the Field / Shiba Yoshinobu Yoshinobu, Shiba 44

5 Chinese History in Europe: The State of the Field / Harriet Zurndorfer Zurndorfer, Harriet 53

6 Chinese History in the Era of the China Dream / Geremie R. Barmé Barmé, Geremie R., Michael Szonyi Szonyi, Michael 64

7 Chinese History in World History / Gregory Blue Blue, Gregory 71

Part II Chronologies 87

8 Early China in Eurasian History / Michael Puett Puett, Michael 89

9 Was Medieval China Medieval? (Post-Han to Mid-Tang) / Charles Holcombe Holcombe, Charles 106

10 A Tang-Song Turning Point / Nicolas Tackett Tackett, Nicolas 118

11 Periods of Non-Han Rule / Michal Biran Biran, Michal 129

12 Song to Qing: Late Imperial or Early Modern? / R. Kent Guy Guy, R. Kent 143

13 Nineteenth-Century China: The Evolution of American Historical Approaches / Paul A. Cohen Cohen, Paul A. 154

14 Republican History / Janet Y. Chen Chen, Janet Y. 168

15 Rethinking the History of Maoist China / S.A. Smith Smith, S.A. 179

16 The Reform Era as History / Timothy Cheek Cheek, Timothy 191

Part III Themes and Approaches 205

17 Women, Gender, the Family, and Sexuality / Weijing Lu Lu, Weijing 207

18 History of Premodern Chinese Literature / Graham Sanders Sanders, Graham 221

19 Modern Chinese Literature / David Der-wei Wang Wang, David Der-wei 235

20 The Environmental History of China: Past, Present, and Future / Peter C. Perdue Perdue, Peter C. 252

21 Science, Technology, and Medicine / Carla Nappi Nappi, Carla 265

22 Legal History / William P. Alford Alford, William P., Eric T. Schluessel Schluessel, Eric T. 277

23 Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Identity in the Study of Modern China / Thomas S. Mullaney Mullaney, Thomas S. 290

24 The Religious Core of Local Social Organization / Barend J. ter Haar Haar, Barend J. ter 304

25 Beyond the Great Divergence: Current Scholarship on the Economic History of Premodern China / Richard von Glahn Glahn, Richard von 315

26 Taiwan: Margin, Center, Node / Shelley Rigger Rigger, Shelley 327

27 Chinese Migrations / Henry S.N. Yu Yu, Henry S.N. 343

28 China in the World: Beyond the Tribute System / John E. Wills, Jr. Wills, John E., Jr. 360.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Hoboken, N.J. Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Companion to Chinese history

ISBN:

9781118624593

1118624599

Publisher Number:

99971058390

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Restricted for use by site license.