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Title The dynastic centre and the provinces : agents and interactions / edited by Jeroen Duindam and Sabine Dabringhaus.

Publication Info. Leiden : Brill, [2014]
©2014

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 242 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Rulers & elites : comparative studies in governance, 2211-4610 ; volume 5
Rulers & elites ; v. 5.
Summary "Maintaining the connections between the dynastic court and the provinces was a major challenge for pre-modern governments. The allegiance of governors shifted easily from the centre to the provinces. Ritual and festive occasions, equally important to generate cohesion, were rarely shaped wholly by either side. Agents & Interactions examines these connections in late imperial China, early modern Europe, and the Ottoman empire. Contributions highlight the different and evolving notions of the governor, the choreography of rulers touring their realm, and the interpretations of sources describing such events. Important intercultural parallels appear, and it becomes clear that the domains of politics and culture cannot be separated. The chapters in this volume suggest important revisions and outline an agenda for comparison"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction / Jeroen Duindam -- Part 1. Agents -- The imperial viceroy : reflections on an historical type / Jurgen Osterhammel -- Devolution from the centre to the periphery : an overview of Ottoman provincial administration / I. Metin Kunt -- Broken passage to the summit : Nayancheng's botched mission in the White Lotus War / Yingcong Dai -- Routine promotions : Li Hu and the dusty byways of empire / R. Kent Guy -- Ceremonial demarcations : the viceregal court as space of political communication in the Spanish monarchy (Valencia, Naples, and Mexico, 1621-1635) / Christian Buschges -- The Ambans of Tibet-imperial rule at the Inner Asian periphery / Sabine Dabringhaus -- Part 2. Interactions -- Remonstrating against royal extravagance in imperial China / Patricia Ebrey -- 'True and historical descriptions' : European festivals and the printed record / Helen Watanabe-O'Kelly -- Ceremonial entries and the confirmation of urban privileges in France, c. 1350-1550 / Neil Murphy -- 'Willingly we follow a gentle leader ... ' : joyous entries into Antwerp / Margit Thofner -- Historical narratives of the Kangxi emperor's inaugural visit to Suzhou, 1684 / Michael G. Chang -- Towards a comparative understanding of rulership : discourses, practices, patterns / Jeroen Duindam.
Local Note JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access
Subject Royal houses -- History.
Royal houses.
History.
Imperialism -- History.
Imperialism.
Politics and culture -- History.
Politics and culture.
China -- Territories and possessions -- History.
China.
Europe -- Territories and possessions -- History.
Europe.
Turkey -- Territories and possessions -- History.
Turkey.
China -- Politics and government -- 1369-1644.
Politics and government.
Chronological Term 1369-1644
Subject Europe -- Politics and government -- 1492-1648.
Chronological Term 1492-1648
Subject Turkey -- Politics and government.
Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.
Chronological Term 1288-1918
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Added Author Duindam, Jeroen Frans Jozef, 1962- editor.
Dabringhaus, Sabine, editor.
Added Title Dynastic center and the provinces
Other Form: Print version: Dynastic centre and the provinces. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2014 9789004251489 (DLC) 2014006979 (OCoLC)872222308
ISBN 9789004272095 (electronic book)
9004272097 (electronic book)
9789004251489 (hardback ; acid-free paper)
9004251480 (hardback ; acid-free paper)