The ^AJiankang Empire in Chinese and World History

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The ^AJiankang Empire in Chinese and World History is written by Andrew Chittick and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0190937564 (ISBN 10) and 9780190937560 (ISBN 13).

This book offers a sweeping re-assessment of a critical period of Chinese history, showing how the Jiankang Empire, in what is now south China, once resisted the imperialist pressure of the north and developed its own distinctive pattern of ethnic identification and political culture. The book includes close studies of foodways, language, military history, economic history, vernacular culture and the political use of Buddhism. The result is a surprising, innovative interpretation of Chinese history that emphasizes the south's close relationship to Southeast Asia and the ways it was comparable to other medieval societies.