Information, Territory, and Networks: The Crisis and Maintenance of Empire in Song China

by Hilde De Weerdt

The occupation of the northern half of the Chinese territories in the 1120s brought about a transformation in political communication in the south that had lasting implications for imperial Chinese history. By the late eleventh century, the Song court no longer dominated the production of information about itself and its territories. Song literati gradually consolidated their position as producers, users, and discussants of court gazettes, official...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674088425
• ISBN13: 9780674088429
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 536 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"