The Emperor Far Away : Travels at the Edge of China
by
David Eimer
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1408864282
ISBN-13
9781408864289
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 13th, 2015
Print length
336 Pages
Weight
234 grams
Dimensions
19.70 x 13.00 x 2.20 cms
Product Classification:
MemoirsTravel writing
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Far from the glittering cities of Beijing and Shanghai, China’s borderlands are populated by around one hundred million people who are not Han Chinese. For many of these restive minorities, the old Chinese adage ‘the mountains are high and the Emperor far away’, meaning Beijing’s grip on power is tenuous and its influence unwelcome, continues to resonate. Travelling through China’s most distant and unknown reaches, David Eimer explores the increasingly tense relationship between the Han Chinese and the ethnic minorities. Deconstructing the myths represented by Beijing, Eimer reveals a shocking and fascinating picture of a China that is more of an empire than a country.
Far from the glittering cities of Beijing and Shanghai, China’s borderlands are populated by around one hundred million people who are not Han Chinese. For many of these restive minorities, the old Chinese adage ‘the mountains are high and the Emperor far away’, meaning Beijing’s grip on power is tenuous and its influence unwelcome, continues to resonate. Travelling through China’s most distant and unknown reaches, David Eimer explores the increasingly tense relationship between the Han Chinese and the ethnic minorities. Deconstructing the myths represented by Beijing, Eimer reveals a shocking and fascinating picture of a China that is more of an empire than a country.
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