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The Chinese State at the Borders (Contemporary Chinese Studies Series) (Paperback)

by Diana Lary (Author), Timothy Brook (Contributor), Nicola Di Cosmo (Contributor), Benjamin A. Elman (Contributor), Stevan Harrell (Contributor), Van Nguyen-Marshall (Contributor), Ning Wang (Contributor), Pitman B. Potter (Contributor), Peter Purdue (Contributor), Andre Schmid (Contributor)

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Paperback: 306 pages
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press (15 Dec 2008)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0774813342
ISBN-13: 978-0774813341
Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 16 x 1.8 cm
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The People's Republic of China claims to have 22,000 kilometres of land borders and 18,000 kilometres of coast line. How did this vast country come into being? The state credo describes an ancient process of cultural expansion, as border peoples gratefully accepted Chinese high culture en route to becoming inalienable parts of the country. And yet, the 'centre' also fights against manifestations of discontent in the border regions, not only to maintain control over the regions themselves, but also to prevent a loss of power at the edges of the state from triggering a general process of regional devolution in the Han Chinese provinces. These contradictions take away from the elegance and simplicity of the official credo. The essays in this volume look at this relationship over a long span of time, questioning whether the process of expansion was a benevolent civilizing mission.

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Diana Lary is a professor emerita of history at the University of British Columbia.

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