The Song Yuan Ming Transition In Chinese History
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The Song Yuan Ming Transition In Chinese History
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Author : Paul Jakov Smith
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2020-03-23
The Song Yuan Ming Transition In Chinese History written by Paul Jakov Smith and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-23 with History categories.
This volume seeks to study the connections between two well-studied epochs in Chinese history: the mid-imperial era of the Tang and Song (ca. 800-1270) and the late imperial era of the late Ming and Qing (1550-1900). Both eras are seen as periods of explosive change, particularly in economic activity, characterized by the emergence of new forms of social organization and a dramatic expansion in knowledge and culture. The task of establishing links between these two periods has been impeded by a lack of knowledge of the intervening Mongol Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). This historiographical "black hole" has artificially interrupted the narrative of Chinese history and bifurcated it into two distinct epochs. This book aims to restore continuity to that historical narrative by filling the gap between mid-imperial and late imperial China. The contributors argue that the Song-Yuan-Ming transition (early twelfth through the late fifteenth century) constitutes a distinct historical period of transition and not one of interruption and devolution. They trace this transition by investigating such subjects as contemporary impressions of the period, the role of the Mongols in intellectual life, the economy of Jiangnan, urban growth, neo-Confucianism and local society, commercial publishing, comic drama, and medical learning.
Song Yuan Ming Conjuncture In Chinese History
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Author : Richard Von Glahn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007-07-01
Song Yuan Ming Conjuncture In Chinese History written by Richard Von Glahn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-07-01 with categories.
Aji An Literati And The Local In Song Yuan Ming China
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Author : Anne Gerritsen
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2007
Aji An Literati And The Local In Song Yuan Ming China written by Anne Gerritsen and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Social Science categories.
Drawing on largely local sources, including local gazetteers and literati inscriptions for religious sites, this book offers a comprehensive examination of what it means to be 'local' during the Southern Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties in Ji'an prefecture (Jiangxi). It argues that 'belonging locally' was important to Ji'an literati throughout this period. How they achieved that, however, changed significantly. Southern Song and Yuan literati wrote about religious sites from within their local communities, but their early Ming counterparts wrote about local temples from their posts at the capital, seeking to transform local sites from a distance. By the late Ming, temples had been superseded by other sites of local activism, including community compacts, lineage prefaces, and community covenants.
State Versus Gentry In Late Ming Dynasty China 1572 1644
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Author : H. Miller
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2008-12-22
State Versus Gentry In Late Ming Dynasty China 1572 1644 written by H. Miller and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-22 with History categories.
This book looks at the bitter factionalism in the last days of China's Ming Dynasty as an ideological struggle between scholar-officials who believed that sovereignty resided in the imperial state and those who believed that it resided with the learned gentry.
Imperial China 900 1800
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Author : Frederick W. Mote
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1999
Imperial China 900 1800 written by Frederick W. Mote and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with China categories.
In this history of China for the 900-year span of the late imperial period, Mote highlights the personal characteristics of the rulers and dynasties and probes the cultural theme of Chinese adaptations to recurrent alien rule. Generational events, personalities, and the spirit of the age combine to yield a comprehensive history of the civilization.
State Power In China 900 1325
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Author : Patricia Buckley Ebrey
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2016-08-25
State Power In China 900 1325 written by Patricia Buckley Ebrey and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-25 with History categories.
This collection provides new ways to understand how state power was exercised during the overlapping Liao, Song, Jin, and Yuan dynasties. Through a set of case studies, State Power in China, 900-1325 examines large questions concerning dynastic legitimacy, factional strife, the relationship between the literati and the state, and the value of centralization. How was state power exercised? Why did factional strife periodically become ferocious? Which problems did reformers seek to address? Could subordinate groups resist the state? How did politics shape the sources that survive? The nine essays in this volume explore key elements of state power, ranging from armies, taxes, and imperial patronage to factional struggles, officials’ personal networks, and ways to secure control of conquered territory. Drawing on new sources, research methods, and historical perspectives, the contributors illuminate the institutional side of state power while confronting evidence of instability and change—of ways to gain, lose, or exercise power.
The Chinese Love Story From The Tenth To The Fourteenth Century
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Author : Alister D. Inglis
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2023-04-01
The Chinese Love Story From The Tenth To The Fourteenth Century written by Alister D. Inglis and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
Love stories formed a major part of the classical short story genre in China from as early as the eighth century, when men of letters began to write about romantic encounters. In later centuries, such stories provided inspiration for several new literary genres. While much scholarly attention has been focused on the short story of both the medieval and late imperial eras, comparatively little work has been attempted on the interim stage, the Song and Yuan dynasties, which spanned some five hundred years from the tenth to the fourteenth centuries. Yet this was a crucial developmental period for many forms of narrative literature—so much so that any understanding of late imperial narrative should be informed by the earlier tradition. The first study of its kind in English, The Chinese Love Story from the Tenth to the Fourteenth Century traces the development of the love story throughout this important yet overlooked era. Using Tang dynasty stories as a point of comparison, Alister D. Inglis examines and appraises key new themes, paying special attention to period hallmarks, gender portrayal, and textuality. Inglis demonstrates that, contrary to received scholarly wisdom, this was a highly innovative period during which writers and storytellers laid a fertile foundation for the literature of late imperial China.
China A History
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Author : Harold Miles Tanner
language : en
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
Release Date : 2009-03-13
China A History written by Harold Miles Tanner and has been published by Hackett Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-13 with History categories.
A deep and rigorous, yet eminently accessible introduction to the political, social, and cultural development of imperial Chinese civilisation, this volume develops a number of important themes -- such as the ethnic diversity of the early empires -- that other editions omit entirely or discuss only minimally. Includes a general introduction, chronology, bibliography, illustrations, maps, and an index.
An Urban History Of China
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Author : Toby Lincoln
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-05-20
An Urban History Of China written by Toby Lincoln and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-20 with Business & Economics categories.
The first history of Chinese cities from their early origins to becoming the largest urban society in the world.
Male Friendship In Ming China
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Author : Martin Huang
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2007-04-01
Male Friendship In Ming China written by Martin Huang and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-01 with History categories.
This is the first interdisciplinary effort to study friendship in late imperial China from the perspective of gender history. Friendship was valorized with unprecedented enthusiasm in Ming China (1368-1644). Some Ming literati even proposed that friendship was the most fundamental relationship among the so-called “five cardinal human relationships”. Why the cult of friendship in Ming China? How was male friendship theorized, practiced and represented during that period? These are some of the questions the current volume deals with. Coming from different disciplines (history, musicology and literary studies), the contributors thoroughly explore the complexities and the gendered nature of friendship in Ming China.