{"product_id":"patronage-and-community-in-medieval-andrew-chittick-9781438428987","title":"Patronage and Community in Medieval China: The Xiangyang Garrison, 400-600 CE","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vivid portrait of the culture of a provincial military society in China's early medieval period and its interactions with the southern imperial court.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis first book-length treatment of a provincial military society in China's early medieval period offers a vivid portrait of this milieu and invites readers to reevaluate their understanding of a critical period in Chinese history. Drawing on poetry, local history, archaeology, and Buddhist materials, as well as more traditional historical sources, Andrew Chittick explores the culture and interrelationships of the leading figures of the Xiangyang region (in the north of modern Hubei province) in the centuries leading up to the Sui unification. Using the model of patron-client relations to characterize the interactions between local men and representatives of the southern court at Jiankang, the book emphasizes the way in which these interactions were shaped by personal ties and cultural and status differences. The result is a compelling explanation for the shifting, unstable, and violent nature of the political and military system of the southern dynasties. Offering a wider perspective which considers the social world beyond the capital elite, the book challenges earlier conceptions of medieval society as \"aristocratic\" and rooted in family lineage and officeholding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew Chittick is E. Leslie Peter Associate Professor of East Asian Humanities at Eckerd College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Chittick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1438428987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438428987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.95h x 6.33w x 0.50d","brand":"Andrew Chittick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48449594687743,"sku":"9781438428987","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aedf8934-9df1-4987-9092-4df5c1094713.jpg?v=1777264083","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/patronage-and-community-in-medieval-andrew-chittick-9781438428987","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}