Ethnic Identity in Tang China

Name: Ethnic Identity in Tang China
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ISBN: 9780812240528

ISBN-10: 0812240529

ISBN-13: 9780812240528

Edition: 2008

Authors: Marc S. Abramson, Marc Samuel Abramson

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Ethnic Identity in Tang China is the first work in any language to explore comprehensively the construction of ethnicity during this dynasty, which reigned for roughly three centuries from 618-907. Often viewed as one of the most cosmopolitan regimes in China's past, the Tang's ascendancy had roots in Inner Asia, and its rulers continued to have complex relationships with a population that included Turks, Tibetans, Japanese, Koreans, Southeast Asians, Persians, and Arabs. Marc S. Abramson's rich portrait of this complex, multiethnic empire draws on political writings, religious texts, and other cultural artifacts, as well as comparative examples from other empires and frontiers. Abramson…

Book details

List price: $59.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Publication date: 12/5/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.34" wide x 9.25" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 1.364
Language: English

Marc S. Abramson holds a Ph.D. degree in East Asian studies from Princeton University and currently works for the U.S. Department of State.



Introduction



Ethnicity in the Chinese Context



The Ambiguity of the Non-Han: Stereotyping and Separation



Buddhism as a Foreign Religion



Deep Eyes and High Noses: The Barbarian Body



The Geopolitics of Ethnicity



Varieties of Ethnic Change


Conclusion



Chinese Dynasties



Sui and Tang Emperors


List of Abbreviations


Notes


Bibliography


Index


Acknowledgments