China between Empires : : The Northern and Southern Dynasties /

China between Empires : : The Northern and Southern Dynasties / / Mark Edward Lewis.

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After the collapse of the Han dynasty in the third century CE, China divided along a north-south line. This book traces the changes that both underlay and resulted from this split in a period that saw the geographic redefinition of China, more engagement with the outside world, significant changes t...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada)
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Lewis, Mark Edward,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2021]
©2011
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:History of Imperial China ; 2
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Physical Description:1 online resource (352 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Maps
  • Figures
  • Introduction
  • 1 The Geography of North and South China
  • 2 The Rise of the Great Families
  • 3 Military Dynasticism
  • 4 Urban Transformation
  • 5 Rural Life
  • 6 China and the Outer World
  • 7 Redefining Kinship
  • 8 Daoism and Buddhism
  • 9 Writing
  • Conclusion
  • Dates and Dynasties
  • Pronunciation Guide
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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