Xun Xu And The Politics Of Precision In Third Century Ad China
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Xun Xu And The Politics Of Precision In Third Century Ad China
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Author : Howard L. Goodman
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2010
Xun Xu And The Politics Of Precision In Third Century Ad China written by Howard L. Goodman and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"This biography of the court scholar Xun Xu explores central areas of intellectual life in third-century China - court lyrics, music, metrology, pitch systems, archeology, and historiography. It clarifies the relevant source texts in order to reveal fierce debates. Besides solving technical puzzles about the material details of court rites, the book unfolds factional struggles that developed into scholarly ones. Xun's opponents were major figures like Zhang Hua and Zhi Yu. Xun Xu's overall approach to antiquity and the derivation of truth made appeals to an idealized Zhou for authority. Ultimately, Xun's precision and methods cost him both reputation and court status. The events mark a turning point in which ideals were moving away from such court constructs toward a relatively more philosophical antiquarianism and towards new terms and genres of self-expression."--Publisher's description.
Ancient And Early Medieval Chinese Literature Vol 3 4
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language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2014-09-18
Ancient And Early Medieval Chinese Literature Vol 3 4 written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-18 with Literary Criticism categories.
The long-awaited, first Western-language reference guide, this work offers a wealth of information on writers, genres, literary schools and terms of the Chinese literary tradition from earliest times to the seventh century C.E. Indispensable for scholars and students of pre-modern Chinese literature, history, and thought. Part Three contains Xia - Y. Part Four contains the Z and an extensive index to the four volumes.
Lutes And Marginality In Pre Modern China
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Author : Ingrid Maren Furniss
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2024-07-23
Lutes And Marginality In Pre Modern China written by Ingrid Maren Furniss and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-07-23 with Art categories.
Lutes and Marginality in Pre-Modern China traces the complex history of lutes as they moved from the far west into China, and how these instruments became linked to various forms of social, cultural, ethnic, and religious marginality within and at China’s borders. The book argues that the lute, a musical instrument that likely originated in the Near East or Central Asia, became a highly charged object replete with associations of ethnic and political identity, social status, and gender in China across the third to seventeenth centuries, and as such, offers a crucial vehicle for understanding interactions between the Chinese center and periphery. Using a richly interdisciplinary perspective that brings together music history, performance studies, archaeology, and art history, the author draws together the visual evidence for the history of Chinese lutes and analyzes the political and cultural dimensions of their depictions in art. In exploring the lute’s reception across time and space, this book illuminates the shifting relationships between China and cultures along its frontier, as well as the dynamics of gender and social status within China’s center. Comprehensive in scope, Lutes and Marginality in Pre-Modern China offers new insights for scholars of pre-modern China, art history, archaeology, music history, ethnomusicology, and Silk Road and frontier studies.
Problems Of Han Administration
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Author : Michael Loewe
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2016-05-18
Problems Of Han Administration written by Michael Loewe and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-18 with History categories.
China’s early emperors must pay their respects to their predecessors in the correct form; the conduct of government and commercial practice depended on a generally accepted system of weights and measures; critics needed a secure means of expressing their views.
World In The Balance The Historic Quest For An Absolute System Of Measurement
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Author : Robert P. Crease
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2011-10-24
World In The Balance The Historic Quest For An Absolute System Of Measurement written by Robert P. Crease and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-24 with Science categories.
The epic story of the invention of a global network of weights, scales, and instruments for measurement. Millions of transactions each day depend on a reliable network of weights and measures. This network has been called a greater invention than the steam engine, comparable only to the development of the printing press. Robert P. Crease traces the evolution of this international system from the use of flutes to measure distance in the dynasties of ancient China and figurines to weigh gold in West Africa to the creation of the French metric and British imperial systems. The former prevailed, with the United States one of three holdout nations. Into this captivating history Crease weaves stories of colorful individuals, including Thomas Jefferson, an advocate of the metric system, and American philosopher Charles S. Peirce, the first to tie the meter to the wavelength of light. Tracing the dynamic struggle for ultimate precision, World in the Balance demonstrates that measurement is both stranger and more integral to our lives than we ever suspected.
Rising Sons The China S Imperial Succession The Art Of War
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Author : Ian Huen
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2021-12-30
Rising Sons The China S Imperial Succession The Art Of War written by Ian Huen and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-30 with History categories.
The Rising Sons: China's Imperial Succession & The Art of War recollects 2,000 years of China's history by examining how some of its most representative imperial rulers seized power by applying tactics and strategies from Sun Tzu's The Art of War. This volume brings together tales of the nine princes of the Qin to Qing dynasties who rose to power through their cunning wit and prowess at psychological warfare. Brimming in equal measure with narrative interest and analytical insight, this book is as much a page turner about human greed, ambition and its capacity for cruelty as it is a treatise on power dynamics and court politics.
Music Cosmology And The Politics Of Harmony In Early China
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Author : Erica Fox Brindley
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 2012-09-01
Music Cosmology And The Politics Of Harmony In Early China written by Erica Fox Brindley and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-01 with Religion categories.
Explores the religious, political, and cultural significance attributed to music in early China. In early China, conceptions of music became important culturally and politically. This fascinating book examines a wide range of texts and discourse on music during this period (ca. 500100 BCE) in light of the rise of religious, protoscientific beliefs on the intrinsic harmony of the cosmos. By tracking how music began to take on cosmic and religious significance, Erica Fox Brindley shows how music was used as a tool for such enterprises as state unification and cultural imperialism. She also outlines how musical discourse accompanied the growth of an explicit psychology of the emotions, served as a fundamental medium for spiritual attunement with the cosmos, and was thought to have utility and potency in medicine. While discussions of music in state ritual or as an aesthetic and cultural practice abound, this book is unique in linking music to religious belief and demonstrating its convergences with key religious, political, and intellectual transformations in early China.
Monographs In Tang Official Historiography
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Author : Daniel Patrick Morgan
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2019-09-19
Monographs In Tang Official Historiography written by Daniel Patrick Morgan and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-19 with Science categories.
This book examines the role of medieval authors in writing the history of ancient science. It features essays that explore the content, structure, and ideas behind technical writings on medieval Chinese state history. In particular, it looks at the Ten Treatises of the current History of Sui, which provide insights into the writing on the history of such fields as astronomy, astrology, omenology, economics, law, geography, metrology, and library science. Three treatises are known to have been written by Li Chunfeng, one of the most important mathematicians, astronomers, and astrologers in Chinese history. The book not only opens a new window on the figure of Li Chunfeng by exploring what his writings as a historian of science tell us about him as a scientist and vice versa, it also discusses how and on what basis the individual treatises were written. The essays address such themes as (1) the recycling of sources and the question of reliability and objectivity in premodern history-writing; (2) the tug of war between conservatism and innovation; (3) the imposition of the author’s voice, worldview, and personal and professional history in writing a history of a field of technical expertise in a state history; (4) the degree to which modern historians are compelled to speak to their own milieu and ideological beliefs.
Historical Dictionary Of Medieval China
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Author : Victor Cunrui Xiong
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2017-04-06
Historical Dictionary Of Medieval China written by Victor Cunrui Xiong and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-06 with History categories.
The crucial period of Chinese history, 168-979, falls naturally into contrasting phases. The first phase, also known as that of 'early medieval China,' is an age of political decentralization. Following the breakup of the Han empire, China was plunged into civil war and fragmentation and stayed divided for nearly four centuries. The second phase started in 589, during the Sui dynasty, when China was once again brought under a single government. Under the Sui, the bureaucracy was revitalized, the military strengthened, and the taxation system reformed. The fall of the Sui in 618 gave way to the even stronger Tang dynasty, which represents an apogee of traditional Chinese civilization. Inheriting all the great institutions developed under the Sui, the Tang made great achievements in poetry, painting, music, and architecture. The An Lushan rebellion, which also took place during Tang rule, brought about far-reaching changes in the socioeconomic, political, and military arenas. What transpired in the second half of the Tang and the ensuing Five Dynasties provided the foundation for the next age of late imperial China. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Medieval China contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1000 cross-referenced entries on historical figure. It expands on existing thematic entries, and adds a number of new ones with substantial content, including those on nobility, art, architecture, archaeology, economy, agriculture, money, population, cities, literature, historiography, military, religion, Persia, India, Japan, Korea, Arabs, and Byzantium, among others. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about medieval China.
Ancient And Early Medieval Chinese Literature Vol I
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Author : David R. Knechtges
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2010-09-10
Ancient And Early Medieval Chinese Literature Vol I written by David R. Knechtges and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-10 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The long-awaited, first Western-language reference guide, this work offers a wealth of information on writers, genres, literary schools and terms of the Chinese literary tradition from earliest times to the seventh century C.E.