Ming China and Vietnam: Negotiating Borders in Early Modern Asia

ISBN-13: 9781107124240 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 237 str.

Kathlene Baldanza

Opis

An analysis of seven linked biographies of Chinese and Vietnamese border-crossers whose lives illustrate the entangled histories of those countries.

Recenzje

'I would have no hesitation in assigning the book for an introductory class on early modern Vietnam or South-east Asia. I may also recommend reading it in relation to a book such as Naomi Standen's Unbounded Loyalty (2007) for an advanced class on borders or transnational history.' Joshua C. Herr, The English Historical Review

Spis treści

Introduction: the power of names; Part I. Southern Scholars in the North: 1. A brief history of Annan; 2. A record of the dreams of an old southerner; 3. The northern emperor and the southern emperor; Part II. Officials in the Borderlands: 4. An official at odds with the state; 5. The fearsome panther; Part III. The Return of the Le Dynasty: 6. Ruler and minister; 7. The sparrow and the bamboo; Conclusion: Dai Viet in the Ming-Qing transition; Bibliography; Index.