City of Marvel and Transformation : : Changan and Narratives of Experience in Tang Dynasty China / / Linda Rui Feng.
During the Tang dynasty, the imperial capital of Chang'an (present-day Xi'an) was unrivaled in its monumental scale, with about one million inhabitants dwelling within its walls. It was there that one of the most enduring cultural and political institutions of the empire-the civil service...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2015] ©2015 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (208 p.) :; 7 black & white illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter One. Narrating Liminality and Transformation
- Chapter Two. The Lure of Chang'an
- Chapter Three. Navigating the City Interior
- Chapter Four. Staging Talent in Urban Arenas
- Chapter Five. Staging Talent in Urban Arenas
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index