Ginseng and borderland : territorial boundaries and political relations between Qing China and Chosŏn Korea, 1636-1912
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Ginseng and borderland : territorial boundaries and political relations between Qing China and Chosŏn Korea, 1636-1912
University of California Press, c2017
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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At publication date, a free ebook version of this title will be available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Ginseng and Borderland explores the territorial boundaries and political relations between Qing China and Choson Korea during the period from the early seventeenth to the late nineteenth centuries. By examining a unique body of materials written in Chinese, Manchu, and Korean, and building on recent studies in New Qing History, Seonmin Kim adds new perspectives to current understandings of the remarkable transformation of the Manchu Qing dynasty (1636-1912) from a tribal state to a universal empire. This book discusses early Manchu history and explores the Qing Empire's policy of controlling Manchuria and Choson Korea. Kim also contributes to theKorean history of the Choson dynasty (1392-1910) by challenging conventional accounts that embrace a China-centered interpretation of the tributary relationship between the two polities, stressing instead the agency of Choson Korea in the formation of the Qing Empire.
This study demonstrates how Koreans interpreted and employed this relationship in order to preserve the boundary-and peace-with the suzerain power. By focusing on the historical significance of the China-Korean boundary, this book defines the nature of the Qing Empire through the dynamics of contacts and conflicts under both the cultural and material frameworks of its tributary relationship with Choson Korea.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations and Tables
Acknowledgments
Note on Transcriptions and Conventions
Note on Weights and Measures
Introduction
1. From Frontier to Borderland
2. Making the Borderland
3. Managing the Borderland
4. Movement of People and Money
5. From Borderland to Border
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
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