Structures of the Earth - Metageographies of Early Medieval China

Structures of the Earth is the first study of the emergent genre of geographical writing and the metageographies that structured its spatial thought during the "Age of Disunion" and continue to illuminate spatial complexities that have been incompatible with the imperial and nationalist ideal of a monolithic China at the center of the world.

About the author

D. Jonathan Felt is Assistant Professor of History at Brigham Young University.

Summary

Structures of the Earth is the first study of the emergent genre of geographical writing and the metageographies that structured its spatial thought during the “Age of Disunion” and continue to illuminate spatial complexities that have been incompatible with the imperial and nationalist ideal of a monolithic China at the center of the world.

Product details

• Authors: D. Jonathan Felt
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.01.2021
• EAN: 9780674251168
• ISBN: 978-0-674-25116-8
• No. of pages: 408
• Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Asia / General, Asian History