The Cambridge History of China: Volume 5, Sung China, 960-1279 Ad, Part 2

ISBN-13: 9780521243308 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 970 str.

John Chaffee & Denis Twitchett

Opis

The second of two volumes on the Sung Dynasty, providing a comprehensive history of China from the fall of the T'ang in 907 to the Mongol conquest of 1279. Authoritative topical treatment of key economic, social, cultural and intellectual developments demonstrates the profound significance of this period in Chinese history.

Spis treści

Introduction: reflections on the Sung John W. Chaffee; 1. Sung government and politics Charles Hartman; 2. The Sung fiscal administration Peter J. Golas; 3. A history of the Sung military Wang Tseng-Yü; 4. Chinese laws and legal systems: five dynasties and Sung Brian Mcknight; 5. Sung education: schools, academies, and examinations John W. Chaffee; 6. Economic change in China, 960–1279 Joseph P. Mcdermott; 7. China's emergence as a maritime power Angela Schottenhammer; 8. Sung society and social change Robert P. Hymes; 9. Reconceptualizing the order of things in Northern and Southern Sung Peter K. Bol; 10. The rise of the Ttao-hsüeh Confucian fellowship in Southern Sung Hoyt Cleveland Tillman; Bibliography; Index.