The Making of the Chinese State

Leo ShinAssociate ProfessorChinese History (with the Department of History)Buchanan Tower 1223Tuesday, Thursday 9:30 - 10:[e-mail] Shin, Ph.D.I am a cultural historian of China. I am interested in how the ideas of “China” and “Chineseness” have evolved over time, and I am intrigued by how the sociology of culture—the production, transmission, and consumption of beliefs and practices—has shaped not only how the boundaries of China have been drawn but also how China itself has been historicized. While my research has been centered on the later imperial period, I have maintained a strong interest in the more recent past, especially as it pertains to the formation and transformation of identities in what might be broadly referred to as the Sinophone world.

出版者:Cambridge University Press

作者:Leo K. Shin

页数:270

出版时间:2012-1-26

价格:USD 54.99

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780521189897

图书标签:边疆史明史

In this well-crafted 2006 study of the relationships between the state and its borderlands, Leo Shin traces the roots of China's modern ethnic configurations to the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Challenging the traditional view that China's expansion was primarily an exercise of incorporation and assimilation, Shin argues that as the centre extended its reach to the wild and inaccessible south, the political interests of the state, the economic needs of the settlers, and the imaginations of the cultural elites all facilitated the demarcation and categorisation of these borderland 'non-Chinese' populations. The story told here, however, extends beyond the imperial period. Just as Ming emperors considered it essential to reinforce a sense of universal order by demarcating the 'non-Chinese', modern-day Chinese rulers also find it critical to maintain the myth of a unified multi-national state by officially recognising a total of fifty-six 'nationalities'.

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单国钺（1967年－Leo K Shin）是一名香港历史学家，现任不列颠哥伦比亚大学历史系及亚洲研究系合聘教授，主要研究范围是香港史、晚期中华帝国史。出生于香港，大学就读普林斯顿大学化学系，期间修读牟复礼老师的课而开始对历史产生兴趣。毕业后曾回港担任记者，及后再于普林斯...

单国钺（1967年－Leo K Shin）是一名香港历史学家，现任不列颠哥伦比亚大学历史系及亚洲研究系合聘教授，主要研究范围是香港史、晚期中华帝国史。出生于香港，大学就读普林斯顿大学化学系，期间修读牟复礼老师的课而开始对历史产生兴趣。毕业后曾回港担任记者，及后再于普林斯...  

单国钺（1967年－Leo K Shin）是一名香港历史学家，现任不列颠哥伦比亚大学历史系及亚洲研究系合聘教授，主要研究范围是香港史、晚期中华帝国史。出生于香港，大学就读普林斯顿大学化学系，期间修读牟复礼老师的课而开始对历史产生兴趣。毕业后曾回港担任记者，及后再于普林斯...  

单国钺（1967年－Leo K Shin）是一名香港历史学家，现任不列颠哥伦比亚大学历史系及亚洲研究系合聘教授，主要研究范围是香港史、晚期中华帝国史。出生于香港，大学就读普林斯顿大学化学系，期间修读牟复礼老师的课而开始对历史产生兴趣。毕业后曾回港担任记者，及后再于普林斯...

单国钺（1967年－Leo K Shin）是一名香港历史学家，现任不列颠哥伦比亚大学历史系及亚洲研究系合聘教授，主要研究范围是香港史、晚期中华帝国史。出生于香港，大学就读普林斯顿大学化学系，期间修读牟复礼老师的课而开始对历史产生兴趣。毕业后曾回港担任记者，及后再于普林斯...  

用户评价

Shin's intention to approach Chinese history through the lens of boundary formation is original, but his ability compromises his intention.

Shin's intention to approach Chinese history through the lens of boundary formation is original, but his ability compromises his intention.

Shin's intention to approach Chinese history through the lens of boundary formation is original, but his ability compromises his intention.

Shin's intention to approach Chinese history through the lens of boundary formation is original, but his ability compromises his intention.

Shin's intention to approach Chinese history through the lens of boundary formation is original, but his ability compromises his intention.