A social history of medieval China : the Song, Liao, western Xia and Jin dynasties /
Drawing on a wide range of sources, this book discusses the social history of China in the period 960-1279, comparing the different ethnic cultures of Song 'China' and its neighbouring empires. This valuable reference work for our understanding of the Song, Liao, Western Xia and Jin Dynast...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2016.
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| Edition: | Updated edition. |
| Series: | Cambridge China library.
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| Summary: | Drawing on a wide range of sources, this book discusses the social history of China in the period 960-1279, comparing the different ethnic cultures of Song 'China' and its neighbouring empires. This valuable reference work for our understanding of the Song, Liao, Western Xia and Jin Dynasties presents recent Chinese research in English translation for the first time, exploring topics including material culture, food, technology, ritual, religion, medicine, gender, family and language. |
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| Item Description: | "Originally published by China Social Sciences Press as A History of the Social Life of Song, Liao, Western Xia and Jin, in 1998"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | xxix, 770 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781107167865 1107167868 9781316618349 131661834X |