In the shadow of the Han : literati thought and society at the beginning of the Southern dynasties /

Falling between the great unified empires of the Han and T'ang, the Period of Division (A.D. 220-589) is one of the most overlooked and least understood eras in Chinese history. At the start of the fourth century much of China's traditional heartland fell under the control of ethnic non-Ch...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Principal: Holcombe, Charles, 1956-
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press ©1994.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Acceso en liña:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt6wqq2x
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Reimagining China
  • 2. Refugee State: A Brief Chronicle of the Eastern Chin
  • 3. The Socioeconomic Order
  • 4. The Institutional Machinery of Literati Ascendance
  • 5. Literati Culture
  • 6. "True Man": The Power of a Cultural Ideal
  • 7. Epilogue: Imperial Restoration.