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China Between Empires : The Northern and Southern Dynasties.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: History of Imperial China SeriesPublisher: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2009Copyright date: ©2011Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (351 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780674040151
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: China Between EmpiresDDC classification:
  • 931/.04
LOC classification:
  • DS748
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Geography of North and South China -- 2. The Rise of the Great Families -- 3. Military Dynasticism -- 4. Urban Transformation -- 5. Rural Life -- 6. China and the Outer World -- 7. Redefining Kinship -- 8. Daoism and Buddhism -- 9. Writing -- Conclusion -- Dates and Dynasties -- Pronunciation Guide -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Summary: After the collapse of the Han dynasty, China divided along a north-south line. Lewis traces the changes that underlay and resulted from this split in a period that saw China's geographic redefinition, more engagement with the outside world, significant changes to family life, literary and social developments, and the introduction of new religions.
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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Geography of North and South China -- 2. The Rise of the Great Families -- 3. Military Dynasticism -- 4. Urban Transformation -- 5. Rural Life -- 6. China and the Outer World -- 7. Redefining Kinship -- 8. Daoism and Buddhism -- 9. Writing -- Conclusion -- Dates and Dynasties -- Pronunciation Guide -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

After the collapse of the Han dynasty, China divided along a north-south line. Lewis traces the changes that underlay and resulted from this split in a period that saw China's geographic redefinition, more engagement with the outside world, significant changes to family life, literary and social developments, and the introduction of new religions.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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