http://granitestudio.org/2009/11/17/nine-nations-or-nine-macroregions/ A Qing historian reads the newspaper... Sat, 02 Jul 2011 03:31:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://granitestudio.org/2009/11/17/nine-nations-or-nine-macroregions/comment-page-1/#comment-13049 Rafael Matsuyama Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:48:49 +0000 http://granitestudio.org/?p=1462#comment-13049 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">The Nine Nations of China... http://granitestudio.org/2009/11/17/nine-nations-or-nine-macroregions/</span></span> The Nine Nations of China… http://granitestudio.org/2009/11/17/nine-nations-or-nine-macroregions/

]]> http://granitestudio.org/2009/11/17/nine-nations-or-nine-macroregions/comment-page-1/#comment-12546 Frog in a Well - The China History Group Blog Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:39:52 +0000 http://granitestudio.org/?p=1462#comment-12546 [...] China, dividing China into nine separate regions, rather than viewing it as a monolithic whole. As Jeremiah Jenne points out this is such a good idea that William Skinner published a similar map back in 1977. [...] [...] China, dividing China into nine separate regions, rather than viewing it as a monolithic whole. As Jeremiah Jenne points out this is such a good idea that William Skinner published a similar map back in 1977. [...]

]]> http://granitestudio.org/2009/11/17/nine-nations-or-nine-macroregions/comment-page-1/#comment-12542 Shanghai Scrap » Buckle Down and Link Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:55:28 +0000 http://granitestudio.org/?p=1462#comment-12542 [...] Jeremiah Jenne of the Granite Studio reminds us that there’s nothing new under the sun, and that the nifty “Nine Nations of China” map over at the Atlantic has a wonky 1977 predecessor: “The Nine Macroregions of China.” Jenne writes: “Originality aside, the basic idea behind both maps is an important one to bear in mind when looking at China.  We tend to fixate on political boundaries, even when those boundaries and borders are drawn more for administrative convenience or for other, even more arbitrary, reasons.” [...] [...] Jeremiah Jenne of the Granite Studio reminds us that there’s nothing new under the sun, and that the nifty “Nine Nations of China” map over at the Atlantic has a wonky 1977 predecessor: “The Nine Macroregions of China.” Jenne writes: “Originality aside, the basic idea behind both maps is an important one to bear in mind when looking at China.  We tend to fixate on political boundaries, even when those boundaries and borders are drawn more for administrative convenience or for other, even more arbitrary, reasons.” [...]

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