China Between Empires - The Northern and Southern Dynasties

Informationen zum Autor Mark Edward Lewis is Kwoh-Ting Li Professor in Chinese Culture at Stanford University. Timothy Brook is Professor of History and Republic of China Chair at the University of British Columbia. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis * Introduction * The Geography of North and South China * The Rise of the Great Families * Military Dynasticism * Urban Transformations * Rural Life * China and the Outer World * Redefining Kinship * Daosim and Buddhism * Writing * Conclusion * Dates and Dynasties * Pronunciation Guide * Notes * Bibliography * Acknowledgements * Index

Product details

• Authors: Mark Edward Lewis, MarkEdward Lewis
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2011
• EAN: 9780674060357
• ISBN: 978-0-674-06035-7
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 20 mm
• Series: History of Imperial China; History of Imperial China (HUP)
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; China, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Asia / China, CE period up to c 1500, Ancient History, Asian History, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Ancient history: to c 500 CE