| Urbanization in Early and Medieval China: Gazetteers for the City of Suzhou Subjects: Urbanization -- China -- Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng) -- History -- To 1500 -- Sources; Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng China) -- Description and travel -- Sources; Urban landscape architecture -- China -- Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng) -- History -- To 1500 -- Sources; Cities; The heart of Urbanization in Early and Medieval China consists of translations of three gazetteers written during the Han (206 BCE-220 CE), Tang (618-907), and Northern Song (960-1126) dynasties describing the city of Suzhou. The texts allow the reader to trace the dramatic changes that occurred as the city experienced enormous political and social upheavals over nine centuries. Each translation is accompanied by extensive annotation and a detailed discussion of the historical background of the text, authorship, and publication history. Olivia Milburn is associate professor of Chinese literature at Seoul National University. She is the author of Cherishing Antiquity: The Cultural Construction of an Ancient Chinese Kingdom and translator of The Glory of Yue: An Annotated Translation of the Yuejue shu . |