The Way of the Barbarians: Redrawing Ethnic Boundaries in Tang and Song China by

Description: The Way of the Barbarians by Shao-yun Yang Shao-yun Yang challenges assumptions that the cultural and socioeconomic watershed of the Tang-Song transition (800-1127 CE) was marked by a xenophobic or nationalist hardening of ethnocultural boundaries in response to growing foreign threats. In that period, reinterpretations of Chineseness and its supposed antithesis, "barbarism," were not straightforward products of political change but had their own developmental logic based in two interrelated intellectual shifts among the literati elite: the emergence of Confucian ideological and intellectual orthodoxy and the rise of neo-Confucian (daoxue) philosophy. New discourses emphasized the fluidity of the Chinese-barbarian dichotomy, subverting the centrality of cultural or ritual practices to Chinese identity and redefining the essence of Chinese civilization and its purported superiority. The key issues at stake concerned the acceptability of intellectual pluralism in a Chinese society and the importance of Confucian moral values to the integrity and continuity of the Chinese state. Through close reading of the contexts and changing geopolitical realities in which new interpretations of identity emerged, this intellectual history engages with ongoing debates over relevance of the concepts of culture, nation, and ethnicity to premodern China. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Shao-yun Yang is assistant professor of East Asian history at Denison University. Review "[A]n important contribution to an evolving discourse on a critical era in both Chinese history specifically and East Asian history more broadly." * Journal of Chinese Studies *"The book would be worth reading just for its thoughtful accounts of how various writers (Han Yu, Sun Fu, Liu Chang, Cheng Yi, etc.) addressed the distinction in their studies of the Annals, but it has a much larger argument to make." * Journal of Chinese History *"[A]n important contribution to the study of ethnicity and changing rhetorical strategies involving the ever-evolving construction of Chinese identity in premodern China." * H-Net *"Yang has expertly painted a picture of Confucian ideological and intellectual orthodoxy, the rise of Neo-Confucianism, and the subsequent intellectual discourse that took place during the Tang-Song transition period. Those with an interest in Chinese religion have much to gain from this." * Religious Studies Review * Promotional Changing interpretations of ethnic identity in premodern China Review Quote [A]n important contribution to an evolving discourse on a critical era in both Chinese history specifically and East Asian history more broadly. Promotional "Headline" Changing interpretations of ethnic identity in premodern China Details ISBN0295746033 Author Shao-yun Yang Publisher University of Washington Press Year 2019 ISBN-10 0295746033 ISBN-13 9780295746036 Format Paperback Imprint University of Washington Press Subtitle Redrawing Ethnic Boundaries in Tang and Song China Place of Publication Seattle Country of Publication United States Illustrations 0 illustrations DEWEY 305.800951/09021 Short Title The Way of the Barbarians Language English UK Release Date 2019-10-14 Publication Date 2019-10-14 AU Release Date 2019-10-14 NZ Release Date 2019-10-14 US Release Date 2019-10-14 Pages 242 Translator Penina Reichenberg Birth 1960 Affiliation Univ Pierre Et Marie Curie, France Position illustrator Qualifications PhD. Audience Professional & Vocational Alternative 9780295746012 Series The Way of the Barbarians We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160106083;

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