
Local Stories and National History of China I
Social Changes in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Hanjiang River
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Local Stories and National History of China I
Social Changes in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Hanjiang River
About this book
This book is the first of a two-volume set examining the social history of the Hanjiang River region of southern China. It studies the complex social fabric of the region from the Song Dynasty to the early Qing Dynasty, focusing on religious practices, ethnic relations, and social change.
The first part presents the region's geography and history, and sets out the methods for studying its social history. The second part of this book is about the formation of social order between the Song and mid-Ming dynasties. It explores religious beliefs, coastal defense systems, and the governance of ethnic groups. The final part analyzes the relationship between "bandits" and "people" in the mid-Ming and early Qing periods, using local literature, religious practices, and settlement patterns. This analysis reveals how rural militarization and dynastic influence shaped territorial society in the late Ming and early Qing.
This title is an essential resource for scholars and students of pre-modern Chinese social history, historical anthropology, religious studies, maritime history, and ethnic relations.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- A Note for the Non-specialist Reader
- Preface: Approaching History through the Locality
- Introduction
- Part I Religion, Ethnic Groups, and Social Order before the Mid-Ming Dynasty
- Part II From the Intrusion of Japanese Pirates to Coastal Clearances
- Part III Local Beliefs and Settlement Patterns
- References
- Index