{"product_id":"2026200013082-secondhand-the-southern-expansion-of-the-chinese-people","title":"The Southern Expansion Of The Chinese People","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning thousands of years of migration, conquest, and cultural assimilation, The Southern Expansion of the Chinese People presents a sweeping historical account of how Chinese civilization extended its reach far beyond its northern heartland into the tropical and subtropical regions of Southeast Asia. C.P. FitzGerald chronicles the gradual southward movement of the Han Chinese — a process driven by overpopulation, dynastic upheaval, and the relentless pressure of nomadic peoples from the north — and details how this expansion irrevocably transformed the peoples, landscapes, and political structures of southern China, Vietnam, and beyond.\n\nFitzGerald writes with the authority of a scholar who spent decades living in and studying China, and his narrative weaves together archaeology, ethnography, and political history into a richly textured tapestry. The work argues that this southward migration is one of the great, underappreciated population movements in human history — one whose consequences are still visible in the ethnic and cultural mosaic of modern Southeast Asia. For anyone seeking to understand the deep historical roots of Sino-Southeast Asian relations, this authoritative study poses a question that lingers long after the final page: where, truly, does China end?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49216216072411,"sku":"2026200013082-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/f4660e9e-d4ad-4f21-b7b7-2038d0d8033f.png?v=1788405530","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013082-secondhand-the-southern-expansion-of-the-chinese-people","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}