The Northwest from a Regional Perspective: Farming, Nomadism and Oasis in Geography and Space
by Huang Dayuan
About This Novel
The writing of Chinese history has been deeply influenced by the maritime historical perspective, which has caused the "weight" of Chinese historical narratives to shift. The "impact-response" theory of East-West relations based on the opening of trade ports since the mid-19th century has become popular. It was not until Lattimore's study of China's "inland frontiers in Asia" restored the "continental historical perspective" centered on North-South relations that the "transition zone" was taken seriously as the center of Chinese history. This book takes northwest China as an example, taking the interaction of farming, nomadism and oasis from a geographical and spatial perspective as an entry point. From a "long-term" perspective, "Northwest" not only has not "stagnated", but has undergone "dramatic changes" on a "regional" spatial scale. The formation of the "Great Wall-Tianshan Corridor" provides a new perspective for understanding "China".
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