The Cambridge History of China - Volume 3, Sui and T'Ang China, 589 906 Ad, Part One

Sommario

1. Introduction Denis Twitchett; 2. The Sui dynasty (581-617) Arthur F. Wright; 3. The founding of the T'ang dynasty: Kao-tsu (618-26) Howard J. Wechsler; 4. T'ai-tsung (624-49) the consolidator Howard J. Wechsler; 5. Kao-tsung (649-83) and the empress Wu: the inheritor and the usurper Denis Twitchett and Howard J. Wechsler; 6. The reigns of the empress Wu, Chung-tsung and Jui-tsung (684-712) Richard W. L. Guisso; 7. Hsüan-tsung (712-56) Denis Twitchett; 8. Court and province in mid- and late T'ang C. A. Peterson; 9. Court politics in late T'ang times Michael T. Dalby; 10. The end of the T'ang Robert M. Somers; Glossary and index.

Riassunto

Volume 3 of this major Cambridge history covers the second great period of unified imperial power, 589–906, when China established herself as the centre of a wider cultural sphere, embracing Japan, Korea and Vietnam.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: John K. Fairbank (Editore), Denis C. Twitchett (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 15.05.2014
• EAN: 9780521214469
• ISBN: 978-0-521-21446-9
• Pagine: 872
• Dimensioni: 157 mm x 235 mm x 51 mm
• Peso: 1388 g
• Serie: The Cambridge History of China
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni