Chinese Architecture: A History by Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt (review)

Abstract

Published by the Harvard-Yenching Institute HJAS 80.2 (2020): 567–571 demonstrates Ryukyu’s unique course of development against a background of evolving networks stretching from Korea and Japan to China and Southeast Asia. Maritime Ryukyu is a significant contribution toward understanding the fluidity, hybridity, and permeability of the East Asian littoral, as well as the relevance of intra-Asia maritime development in early modern history.