The dynastic centre and the provinces agents and interactions

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 e...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Duindam, J. (auth), Duindam, Jeroen Frans Jozef, 1962- editor (editor), Dabringhaus, Sabine, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill 2014
2014.
Colección:Rulers & elites ; Volume 5.
Materias:
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction / Jeroen Duindam
  • The Imperial Viceroy: Reflections on an Historical Type / Jürgen Osterhammel
  • Devolution from the Centre to the Periphery: An Overview of Ottoman Provincial Administration / İ. 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 Büschges
  • The Ambans of Tibet—Imperial Rule at the Inner Asian Periphery / Sabine Dabringhaus
  • 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 Thøfner
  • 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
  • Index.