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Author: Brian R. Dott
Publisher: Harvard University, Asia Center
Imprint: Harvard University, Asia Center
Dimensions:
Width: 16.60cm
, Height: 3.20cm
, Length: 23.10cm
Weight: 0.680kg
ISBN: 9780674016538
ISBN 10: 067401653
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 28 February 2005
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Probably no one understanding of why the mountain mattered would have been shared by all the pilgrims Dott describes. But all visitors would have been aware that people unlike themselves shared the view that this particular place mattered, and that visitors over the centuries had deposited many different layers of meaning. They would have recognized themselves as part of an 'us' for whom Taishan was a crucial site. Understanding that 'us' remains an important task for scholars who want to probe the mountain's significance or paint a general picture of late imperial culture. Scholars interested in either task will benefit greatly from reading this book.-- (12/01/2006)
Probably no one understanding of why the mountain mattered would have been shared by all the pilgrims Dott describes. But all visitors would have been aware that people unlike themselves shared the view that this particular place mattered, and that visitors over the centuries had deposited many different layers of meaning. They would have recognized themselves as part of an us for whom Taishan was a crucial site. Understanding that us remains an important task for scholars who want to probe the mountain's significance or paint a general picture of late imperial culture. Scholars interested in either task will benefit greatly from reading this book. -- Kenneth Pomeranz Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies (12/01/2006)
Probably no one understanding of why the mountain mattered would have been shared by all the pilgrims Dott describes. But all visitors would have been aware that people unlike themselves shared the view that this particular place mattered, and that visitors over the centuries had deposited many different layers of meaning. They would have recognized themselves as part of an us for whom Taishan was a crucial site. Understanding that us remains an important task for scholars who want to probe the mountain's significance or paint a general picture of late imperial culture. Scholars interested in either task will benefit greatly from reading this book.--Kenneth Pomeranz Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies (12/01/2006)
Probably no one understanding of why the mountain mattered would have been shared by all the pilgrims Dott describes. But all visitors would have been aware that people unlike themselves shared the view that this particular place mattered, and that visitors over the centuries had deposited many different layers of meaning. They would have recognized themselves as part of an 'us' for whom Taishan was a crucial site. Understanding that 'us' remains an important task for scholars who want to probe the mountain's significance or paint a general picture of late imperial culture. Scholars interested in either task will benefit greatly from reading this book.--Kenneth Pomeranz Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies (12/1/2006 12:00:00 AM)
Author Information
Brian R. Dott is Assistant Professor of History at Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington.
