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Information, Territory, and Networks: The Crisis and Maintenance of Empire in Song China

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Description for Information, Territory, and Networks: The Crisis and Maintenance of Empire in Song China Hardback. By the late eleventh century the Song court no longer dominated production of information about itself. Hilde De Weert demonstrates how the growing involvement of the literati in publishing such information altered the relationship between court and literati in political communication for the remainder of the Chinese imperial period. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 475 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; 3H; HBJF; HBLC1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .

The occupation of the northern half of the Chinese territories in the 1120s brought about a transformation in political communication in the south that had lasting implications for imperial Chinese history. By the late eleventh century, the Song court no longer dominated the production of information about itself and its territories. Song literati gradually consolidated their position as producers, users, and discussants of court gazettes, official records, archival compilations, dynastic histories, military geographies, and maps. This development altered the relationship between court and literati in political communication for the remainder of the imperial period. Based on a close reading of ... Read more

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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Condition
New
Series
Harvard East Asian Monographs
Number of Pages
536
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780674088429
SKU
V9780674088429
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About Hilde de Weerdt
Hilde De Weerdt is Professor of Chinese History at Leiden University.

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