SUNY series in Chinese Local Studies – serie
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Ancient Sichuan and the Unification of China
Häftad, 1992
502 kr
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Recent archaeological finds in China have made possible a reconstruction of the ancient history of Sichuan, the country's most populous province. Excavated artifacts and new recovered texts now supplement traditional textual materials. Together, these data show how Sichuan matured from peripheral …
Eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty
Häftad, 1995
477 kr
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This study of Chinese eunuchs illuminates the entire history of the Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644, and provides broad information on various aspects of pre-modern China.This book is the first on Chinese eunuchs in English and presents a comprehensive picture of the role that they played in the Ming …
Violence in China
Essays in Culture and Counterculture
Av Jonathan N. Lipman, Stevan Harrell
Häftad, 1990
401 kr
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In this volume, Lipman and Harrell explore the prevalence and ubiquity of violence in China, a society whose official norms value harmony and condemn conflict. The book investigates violence in a wide variety of situations through the sweep of history and in contexts ranging from the family to the …
Ancient Sichuan and the Unification of China
Inbunden, 1992
1144 kr
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Recent archaeological finds in China have made possible a reconstruction of the ancient history of Sichuan, the country's most populous province. Excavated artifacts and new recovered texts now supplement traditional textual materials. Together, these data show how Sichuan matured from peripheral …
Cities of Jiangnan in Late Imperial China
Inbunden, 1993
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This book examines cities of the Jiangnan region of south-central China between the twelfth and nineteenth centuries, an area considered to be the model of a successfully developing regional economy. The six studies focus on the urban centers of Suzhou, Hangzhou, Yangzhou, and Shanghai.Emphasizing …
Cities of Jiangnan in Late Imperial China
Häftad, 1993
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This book examines cities of the Jiangnan region of south-central China between the twelfth and nineteenth centuries, an area considered to be the model of a successfully developing regional economy. The six studies focus on the urban centers of Suzhou, Hangzhou, Yangzhou, and Shanghai.Emphasizing …
Demon Hordes and Burning Boats
The Cult of Marshal Wen in Late Imperial Chekiang
Av Paul R. Katz
Häftad, 1995
401 kr
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Provides a lively description of how the cult of a popular plague-fighting deity named Marshal Wen arose and spread in late imperial China.One of the few full-length regional studies of popular religion in late imperial China, this book presents the history of the cult of Marshal Wen, a …
Lukang
Commerce and Community in a Chinese City
Häftad, 1995
405 kr
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An anthropological study of the social organization and local history in Lukang, a city in Taiwan.Based on anthropological fieldwork in Lukang, an old seaport in Taiwan, this book examines the city's history, economic structure, and social organization. It addresses such matters as an annual rock …
State Sacrifices and Music in Ming China
Orthodoxy, Creativity, and Expressiveness
Häftad, 1998
413 kr
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Presents historical, ritual, and musical data preserved in authentic Ming documents illustrating the significance of state sacrifices in imperial China.This book presents a wealth of historical, ritual, and musical data preserved in authentic Ming documents, describing ritual and musical …
