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China's Cosmopolitan Empire : The Tang Dynasty.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: History of Imperial China SeriesPublisher: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2009Copyright date: ©2012Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (367 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780674054196
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: China's Cosmopolitan EmpireDDC classification:
  • 951/.017
LOC classification:
  • DS749
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Geography of Empire -- 2. From Foundation to Rebellion -- 3. Warlords and Monopolists -- 4. Urban Life -- 5. Rural Society -- 6. The Outer World -- 7. Kinship -- 8. Religion -- 9. Writing -- Conclusion -- Dates and Dynasties -- Pronunciation Guide -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Summary: The Tang dynasty is often called China's "golden age." Mark Lewis captures a dynamic era in which the empire reached its greatest geographical extent under Chinese rule, painting and ceramic arts flourished, women played a major role both as rulers and in the economy, and China produced its finest lyric poets in Wang Wei, Li Bo, and Du Fu.
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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Geography of Empire -- 2. From Foundation to Rebellion -- 3. Warlords and Monopolists -- 4. Urban Life -- 5. Rural Society -- 6. The Outer World -- 7. Kinship -- 8. Religion -- 9. Writing -- Conclusion -- Dates and Dynasties -- Pronunciation Guide -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

The Tang dynasty is often called China's "golden age." Mark Lewis captures a dynamic era in which the empire reached its greatest geographical extent under Chinese rule, painting and ceramic arts flourished, women played a major role both as rulers and in the economy, and China produced its finest lyric poets in Wang Wei, Li Bo, and Du Fu.

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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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