A Companion to Chinese History
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Companion to Chinese History presents a collection of essays offering a comprehensive overview of the latest intellectual developments in the study of China s history from the ancient past up until the present day.
Covers the major trends in the study of Chinese history from antiquity to the present day
Considers the latest scholarship of historians working in China and around the world
Explores a variety of long–range questions and themes which serves to bridge the conventional divide between China s traditional and modern eras
Addresses China s connections with other nations and regions and enables non–specialists to make comparisons with their own fields
Features discussion of traditional topics and chronological approaches as well as newer themes such as Chinese history in relation to sexuality, national identity, and the environment
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<p>Acknowledgments xv</p>
<p>1 Introduction 1<br /> Michael Szonyi</p>
<p>Part I States of the Field 9</p>
<p>2 How Do We Know What We Know about Chinese History? 11<br /> Endymion Wilkinson</p>
<p>3 Chinese History in China: The State of the Field (1980s 2010s) 28<br /> May bo Ching</p>
<p>4 Chinese History in Japan: The State of the Field 44<br /> Shiba Yoshinobu</p>
<p>5 Chinese History in Europe: The State of the Field 53<br /> Harriet Zurndorfer</p>
<p>6 Chinese History in the Era of the China Dream 64<br /> Geremie R. Barmé and Michael Szonyi</p>
<p>7 Chinese History in World History 71<br /> Gregory Blue</p>
<p>Part II Chronologies 87</p>
<p>8 Early China in Eurasian History 89<br /> Michael Puett</p>
<p>9 Was Medieval China Medieval? (Post Han to Mid Tang) 106<br /> Charles Holcombe</p>
<p>10 A Tang Song Turning Point 118<br /> Nicolas Tackett</p>
<p>11 Periods of Non–Han Rule 129<br /> Michal Biran</p>
<p>12 Song to Qing: Late Imperial or Early Modern? 143<br /> R. Kent Guy</p>
<p>13 Nineteenth Century China: The Evolution of American Historical Approaches 154<br /> Paul A. Cohen</p>
<p>14 Republican History 168<br /> Janet Y. Chen</p>
<p>15 Rethinking the History of Maoist China 179<br /> S.A. Smith</p>
<p>16 The Reform Era as History 191<br /> Timothy Cheek</p>
<p>Part III Themes and Approaches 205</p>
<p>17 Women, Gender, the Family, and Sexuality 207<br /> Weijing Lu</p>
<p>18 History of Premodern Chinese Literature 221<br /> Graham Sanders</p>
<p>19 Modern Chinese Literature 235<br /> David Der wei Wang</p>
<p>20 The Environmental History of China: Past, Present, and Future 252<br /> Peter C. Perdue</p>
<p>21 Science, Technology, and Medicine 265<br /> Carla Nappi</p>
<p>22 Legal History 277<br /> William P. Alford and Eric T. Schluessel</p>
<p>23 Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Identity in the Study of Modern China 290<br /> Thomas S. Mullaney</p>
<p>24 The Religious Core of Local Social Organization 304<br /> Barend J. ter Haar</p>
<p>25 Beyond the Great Divergence: Current Scholarship on the Economic History of Premodern China 315<br /> Richard von Glahn</p>
<p>26 Taiwan: Margin, Center, Node 327<br /> Shelley Rigger</p>
<p>27 Chinese Migrations 343<br /> Henry S.N. Yu</p>
<p>28 China in the World: Beyond the Tribute System 360<br /> John E. Wills, Jr.</p>
<p>Glossary of Selected Terms 372</p>
<p>References 378</p>
<p>Index 437</p>