Designing Boundaries in Early China - The Composition of Sovereign Space

Explores how sovereign space in early China was imagined and negotiated in the ancient world.

List of contents

Preamble; 1. The basis of ancient borders; 2. The visual modeling of space in text and map; 3. Movement and geography; 4. The perception of the 'state': the internal definition of sovereign space; 5. The perception of the 'enemy': the external definition of sovereign space; 6. Transgressions: rupturing the boundaries between sovereignties; Conclusion.

About the author

Garret Pagenstecher Olberding is Associate Professor of History at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author of Dubious Facts: The Evidence of Early Chinese Historiography (2012).

Summary

Designing Boundaries in Early China explores how ritual structures signified the organization of sovereign space in early China. By drawing on a range of source materials, Garret Pagenstecher Olberding makes a compelling case for how sovereign boundaries were formed and negotiated in the ancient world.

Product details

• Authors: Garret Pagenstecher Olberding, Garret Pagenstecher (University of Okla Olberding, Garret Pagenstecher (University of Oklahoma) Olberding, PAGENSTECHER GARRET
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781316513699
• ISBN: 978-1-316-51369-9
• No. of pages: 300
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Asia / General, HISTORY / Historical Geography, CE period up to c 1500, Asian History, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Historical Geography