Introduction: the power of names; Part I. Southern Scholars in the North: 1. A brief history of Annan; 2. A record of the dreams of an old southerner; 3. The northern emperor and the southern emperor; Part II. Officials in the Borderlands: 4. An official at odds with the state; 5. The fearsome panther; Part III. The Return of the Le Dynasty: 6. Ruler and minister; 7. The sparrow and the bamboo; Conclusion: Dai Viet in the Ming-Qing transition; Bibliography; Index.
An analysis of seven linked biographies of Chinese and Vietnamese border-crossers whose lives illustrate the entangled histories of those countries.
Kathlene Baldanza received a B.A. in East Asian Studies from Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from the University of Pennsylvania.
'Kathlene Baldanza uses Vietnamese and Chinese materials from the
thirteenth to eighteenth centuries to fundamentally change our
understanding of the Sino-Vietnamese relationship. She shows that
Chinese administrators understood how Vietnamese leaders
contributed to the management of border security, and that
Vietnamese leaders used relations with China to maximise both
border security and leverage against domestic rivals. This book
will reorient all future scholarship on the topic.' Keith Weller
Taylor, Cornell University, New York
'Baldanza sheds welcome light on how this fascinating dimension of
diplomatic, intellectual, and cultural history unfolded between
China and Vietnam.' David Robinson, Journal of Interdisciplinary
History
'… a rich mixture of analysis of the contemporary textual record,
written and oral, as well as critiques of recent studies from
Vietnam, China, and elsewhere.' John Whitmore, CrossCurrents
'I would have no hesitation in assigning the book for an
introductory class on early modern Vietnam or South-east Asia. I
may also recommend reading it in relation to a book such as Naomi
Standen's Unbounded Loyalty (2007) for an advanced class on borders
or transnational history.' Joshua C. Herr, The English Historical
Review
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