Daily Life in China on the Eve of the Mongol Invasion, 1250-1276
Title | Daily Life in China on the Eve of the Mongol Invasion, 1250-1276 PDF eBook |
Author | Jacques Gernet |
Publisher | Stanford University Press |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 1962 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780804707206 |
Describes the occupations, pleasures, clothes, food, art, and social and civic life of the people in the city of Hangchow.
*** MISSING *** Daily Life in China, on the Eve of the Mongol Invasion, 1250-1276
Title | *** MISSING *** Daily Life in China, on the Eve of the Mongol Invasion, 1250-1276 PDF eBook |
Author | Jacques Gernet |
Publisher | |
Pages | 254 |
Release | 1962 |
Genre | China |
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Daily Life in China on the Eve of the Mongol Invasion, 1250-1276. Translated by H.M. Wright. [With Plates, Including Portraits, Illustrations and Maps.].
Title | Daily Life in China on the Eve of the Mongol Invasion, 1250-1276. Translated by H.M. Wright. [With Plates, Including Portraits, Illustrations and Maps.]. PDF eBook |
Author | Jacques Gernet |
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Pages | 254 |
Release | 1962 |
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Daily Life in China on the Eve of the Mongol Invasion, 1250-1276 Translated from the French! by H.M.Wright
Title | Daily Life in China on the Eve of the Mongol Invasion, 1250-1276 Translated from the French! by H.M.Wright PDF eBook |
Author | Jacques Gernet |
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Pages | 0 |
Release | 1962 |
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A Tale of Two Melons
Title | A Tale of Two Melons PDF eBook |
Author | Sarah Schneewind |
Publisher | Hackett Publishing |
Pages | 167 |
Release | 2006-09-14 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1624669344 |
A commoner's presentation to the emperor of a lucky omen from his garden, the repercussions for his family, and several retellings of the incident provide the background for an engaging introduction to Ming society, culture, and politics, including discussions of the founding of the Ming dynasty; the character of the first emperor; the role of omens in court politics; how the central and local governments were structured, including the civil service examination system; the power of local elite families; the roles of women; filial piety; and the concept of ling or efficacy in Chinese religion.
Buddhism in Chinese Society
Title | Buddhism in Chinese Society PDF eBook |
Author | Jacques Gernet |
Publisher | Columbia University Press |
Pages | 466 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780231114110 |
Translated and revised by respected scholar of Chinese religions Franciscus Verellen, who has worked closely with Gernet, this edition includes new references, an extensive, up-to-date bibliography, and a comprehensive index.
The Pattern of the Chinese Past
Title | The Pattern of the Chinese Past PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Elvin |
Publisher | Stanford University Press |
Pages | 358 |
Release | 1973 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780804708760 |
A satisfactory comprehensive history of the social and economic development of pre-modern China, the largest country in the world in terms of population, and with a documentary record covering three millennia, is still far from possible. The present work is only an attempt to disengage the major themes that seem to be of relevance to our understanding of China today. In particular, this volume studies three questions. Why did the Chinese Empire stay together when the Roman Empire, and every other empire of antiquity of the middle ages, ultimately collapsed? What were the causes of the medieval revolution which made the Chinese economy after about 1100 the most advanced in the world? And why did China after about 1350 fail to maintain her earlier pace of technological advance while still, in many respects, advancing economically? The three sections of the book deal with these problems in turn but the division of a subject matter is to some extent only one of convenience. These topics are so interrelated that, in the last analysis, none of them can be considered in isolation from the others.