Structures of the Earth : : Metageographies of Early Medieval China / / D. Jonathan Felt.

"The traditional Chinese notion of itself as the "middle kingdom"-literally the cultural and political center of the world-remains vital to its own self-perceptions and became foundational to Western understandings of China. This worldview was primarily constructed during the earliest...

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Superior document:Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection, Supplement 2021
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill | Harvard University Asia Center,, [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
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Language:English
Series:Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection, Supplement 2021.
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