Empire and local worlds : a Chinese model for long-term historical anthropology /

Wang, Mingming, 1962-

Empire and local worlds : a Chinese model for long-term historical anthropology / Mingming Wang. - Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, c2009. - 343 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. - Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, Critical perspectives on cultural heritage . - Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. Critical perspectives on cultural heritage. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The carp: empire and the culture of commerce, 712-1368 -- Casting the net: pu and the foundations of local control, 960-1400 -- Pujing and the "civilizing process" of the Ming, 1368-1520 -- Heaven on earth: pujing and worship platforms -- Local worlds at the margin, 1400-1644 -- Unorthodox cults and the expulsion of demons, 1500-1644 -- "Congregations of the gods," rule of division, 1644-1720 -- Pujing feuds, 1720-1839 -- The ceremonial redemption, 1840-1896 -- Conclusion.

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Geschichte 1200-1900


Ethnology--China--Guangzhou.
Ethnohistory--China--Guangzhou.
Verwaltung
Zivilisation


Guangzhou (China)--Historiography.
Guangzhou (China)--Social life and customs.
China--History--Ming dynasty, 1368-1644.
China--History--Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.
Quanzhou

GN635.C5 / W357 2009

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