The Cambridge History of China - 5: Cambridge History of China: Volume 5, the Sung Dynasty and Its - Precursors, 907 1279, Part

Klappentext This volume on the Sung Dynasty and its precursors presents the history of China from the fall of the T'ang Dynasty to the Mongol conquest. Zusammenfassung This volume on the Sung Dynasty (960–1279) and its precursors presents the political history of China from the fall of the T'ang Dynasty in 907 to the Mongol conquest of the Southern Sung in 1279. The Sung era witnessed the profound social, intellectual, and economic transformation of China. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Sung Dynasty and its precursors, 907-1279 Paul Jakov Smith; 1. The Five Dynasties Naomi Standen; 2. The Southern Kingdoms between the T'ang and the Sung 907-79 Hugh R. Clark; 3. Founding and consolidation of the Sung Dynasty under T'ai-tsu (960-76), T'ai-tsung (976-97), and Chen-tsung (997-1022) Lau Nap-yin and Huang K'uan-chung; 4. The reigns of Jen-tsung (1022-63) and Ying-tsung (1063-7) Michael McGrath; 5. Shen-Tsung's reign and the new policies of Wang An-Shih, 1067-85 Paul Jakov Smith; 6. Che-Tsung's reign (1085-1100) and the Age of Faction Ari Daniel Levine; 7. The reigns of Hui-Tsung (1100-26) and Ch'in-Tsung (1126-7) and the fall of the Northern Sung Ari Daniel Levine; 8. The move to the South and the reign of Kao-tsung (1127-62) Tao Jing-shen; 9. The reign of Hsiao-tsung (1162-89) Gong Wei Ai; 10. The reigns of Kuang-tsung (1189-94) and Ning-tsung (1194-1224) Richard L. Davis; 11. The reign of Li-tsung (1225-64) Richard L. Davis; 12. The reign of Tu-tsung (1264-74) and his successors to 1279 Richard L. Davis.

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• Authors: Denis Smith Twitchett
• Assisted by: Paul J. Smith (Editor), Paul Jakov Smith (Editor), Denis Twitchett (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.03.2009
• EAN: 9780521812481
• ISBN: 978-0-521-81248-1
• No. of pages: 1128
• Sets: The Cambridge History of China; The Cambridge History of China
• Series: The Cambridge History of China; The Cambridge History of China
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous