China between EmpiresAfter 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 to family life, developments in the literary and social arenas, and the introduction of new religions. |
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Contents
| 1 | |
| 6 | |
2 The Rise of the Great Families | 28 |
3 Military Dynasticism | 54 |
4 Urban Transformation | 86 |
5 Rural Life | 118 |
6 China and the Outer World | 144 |
7 Redefining Kinship | 170 |
9 Writing | 221 |
Conclusion | 248 |
Dates and Dynasties | 261 |
Pronunciation Guide | 265 |
Notes | 267 |
| 299 | |
Acknowledgments | 325 |
| 327 | |
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China Between Empires: The Northern and Southern Dynasties Mark Edward Lewis No preview available - 2011 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | China between Empires Volume 2 of History of Imperial China |
| Author | Mark Edward LEWIS |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0674040155, 9780674040151 |
| Length | 350 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Asia / China |
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