Mirroring the Past : the Writing and Use of History in Imperial China /

China is known for its deep veneration of history. Far more than a record of the past, history to the Chinese is the magister vitae (teacher of life): the storehouse of moral lessons and bureaucratic precedents. Mirroring the Past presents a comprehensive history of traditional Chinese historiograph...

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Автори: Ng, On-cho (Автор), Wang, Q. Edward (Автор)
Формат: Licensed eBooks
Мова:Англійська
Опубліковано: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press [2005]
Онлайн доступ:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvvmzkw
Зміст:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1. The Age of Confucius The Genesis of History
  • Chapter 2. From the Warring States Period to the Han: The Formation and Maturation of Historiography
  • Chapter 3. The Age of Disunity: Proliferations and Variations of Historiography
  • Chapter 4. The Tang: The History Bureau and Its Critics
  • Chapter 5. The Song: Cultural Flourishing and the Blooming of Historiography
  • Chapter 6. The Jin and the Yuan: History and Legitimation in the Dynasties of Conquest
  • Chapter 7. The Ming: The Flowering of Private Historiography and Its Innovations
  • Chapter 8. The Qing: Histories and the Classics
  • Epilogue
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Authors