The Cant of Conquest
Tusi Offices and China’s Political Incorporation of the Southwest Frontier
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23245142 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John E Herman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Pages | 135-161 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-19 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Empire at the margins (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/california/9780520230156.003.0006 |
| OpenAlex | W2492575747 |
| ISBN | 9780520230156 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
This chapter examines several sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Chinese texts on Guizhou province to see how the evolution of Chinese knowledge of Guizhou and its inhabitants represented China's conquest and incorporation of this part of the Southwest Frontier. In traditional Chinese historiography, the rhetorical devices used to elucidate the ways in which the Chinese state extended its political control over frontier areas were for the most part self-validating. It looks at the beginnings of this transition from indirect to direct rule, as well as the transformation of tusi officials from independent frontier leaders to nominal Chinese officials.
Ancient history · Archaeology · China · CONQUEST · Frontier · Geography · Political science · Politics · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Japanese History and Culture · Law · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
| Citations per year | 0.57 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2022 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |