Dear all:A few weeks ago, the Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient published a theme issue entitled "Rock, Paper, Scissors: Fragments of Local History in Middle-Period China." As the issue contains essays about funerary inscriptions, local gazetteers, and other sources for Middle-Period local history, it may be of interest to subscribers of the Song-Yuan listserv. I copy the table of contents below. Christian de Pee Journal of the Economic and Social History of the OrientISSN 0022-4995, Online ISSN: 1568-5209 Volume 52, Number 1, 2009 Editor's Note pp. 1-3(3) Author: Gommans, JosArticles Rock, Paper, Scissors: The Nature of Local Sources and Understanding Regional History in Imperial China: Introduction to a theme issue of JESHO pp. 4-13(10) Author: Birge, BettineA Buried Past: The Tomb Inscription (Muzhiming) and Official Biographies of Wang Chuzhi (863-923) pp. 14-56(43) Author: Schottenhammer, AngelaRevelations of a Missing Paragraph: Zhu Changwen (1039-1098) and the Compilation of Local Gazetteers in Northern Song China pp. 57-84(28) Author: Sue, TakashiWards of Words: Textual Geographies and Urban Space in Song-Dynasty Luoyang, 960-1127 pp. 85-116(32) Author: de Pee, ChristianFragments of a Global Past: Ceramics Manufacture in Song-Yuan-Ming Jingdezhen pp. 117-152(36) Author: Gerritsen, Anne _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_BR_life_in_synch_052009