Aristocratic Families in Early Imperial China - A Case Study of the Po-Ling Ts''ui Family

Klappentext Much scholarly work has been published on the Chinese medieval 'aristocracy'! in Chinese! Japanese and Western languages. Zusammenfassung Much scholarly work has been published on the Chinese medieval 'aristocracy'! in Chinese! Japanese and Western languages. It is commonly accepted that the change from an aristocratic society to a 'meritocracy' was one of the turning points of Chinese history. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. The historical development of the aristocratic families; 3. Origins of the Ts'uis in the Han; 4. The Ts'uis in the aristocratic age; 5. The Ts'uis as an old family in the Tang; 6. Implications and conclusions.

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• Authors: Patricia Ebrey, Patricia Buckley Ebrey, Patricia Buckley (University of Illinois Ebrey
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.03.2009
• EAN: 9780521102377
• ISBN: 978-0-521-10237-7
• No. of pages: 252
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Chinese H
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous