The Cambridge Companion to Song China

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Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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This engaging Cambridge Companion introduces readers to the richness, complexity and diversity of one of the most important periods in Chinese history: the Song dynasty, 960-1279 CE. Bringing together leading scholars from Asia, Europe, and the United States, it provides an overview of key institutions, political, economic and military history, while also delving into the everyday lived experience of medieval China. Together, the authors create a vividly detailed and intimate portrayal of people, places, ideas, and material culture at both the 'centre' and 'margins' of Song society. They explore the lives of people and groups from diverse backgrounds, as well as places and things from the Yellow River to the publication of Buddhist prints and medical formularies. This volume highlights the brilliant accomplishments of Song scholarship in recent decades and provides an inspirational introduction for future researchers.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-07-31
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieCambridge Companions to History
Antal sidor428
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781009550048

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Acknowledgments; Notes on conventions; Measurements; Reign titles and periods of Song; Emperors; Maps, figures, and tables; List of contributors; Introduction; The Song dynasty in Chinese history Cong Ellen Zhang; Reflections on western scholarship on Song history Patricia Ebrey; Part I. Power at the Center: 1. Governing Song China: the technocratic-Confucian hybrid Charles Hartman; 2. Mobilizing the Song literati state for war Paul Jakov Smith; 3. Taxation in Song China Christian Lamouroux; Part II. Values and Practices: 4. Perpetuating the patriline Beverly Bossler; 5. Serving the gods Mark Halperin; 6. Studying the classics Ming-kin Chu; 7. Burying the dead Fei Deng; Part III. People: 8. Female virtue, individual talent, and family fortune: the women in Han Qi's funerary biographies Cong Ellen Zhang; 9. Shao Yong (1011–1077) and Song intellectual culture Douglas Skonicki; 10. Su Shi (1037–1101) and his circle: Song literati in and out of office Ronald Egan; 11. Wei Liaoweng (1178–1237): a Song local official Song Chen; 12. Maritime diasporic communities and Song China John Chaffee; 13. Ordinary men and women in the Record of the Listener Xiao Rao; Part IV. Places: 14. The transformation of the yellow river: the ecological history of the Song transition Ruth Mostern; 15. Lin'an: nature, commerce, and transition Xiaolin Duan; 16. Villages and village life Jun Fu; 17. Life along the ancient road of the one hundred Yue James A. Anderson; Part V. Things: 18. The spread of Buddhist print culture during the song Shih-shan Susan Huang; 19. Song ceramics: production, circulation, consumption Yiwen Li; 20. Ready-made drugs and self-help manuals: the imperial pharmacy Ruth Yun-Ju Chen; Glossary and Index.