Read China Between Empires: The Northern and Southern Dynasties (History of Imperial China, #2)

China Between Empires: The Northern and Southern Dynasties (History of Imperial China, #2)

Mark Edward Lewis

4.9/5 (16545 ratings)

Description:After the collapse of the Han dynasty in the third century A.D., China divided along a north-south line. Mark Lewis 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.The Yangzi River valley arose as the rice-producing center of the country. Literature moved beyond the court and the capital to depict local culture, and newly emerging social spaces included the garden, temple, salon, and country villa. The growth of self-defined genteel families expanded the notion of the elite, moving it away from the traditional great Han families identified mostly by material wealth. Trailing the rebel movements that toppled the Han, the new faiths of Daoism and Buddhism altered every aspect of life, including the state, kinship structures, and the economy.By the time China was reunited by the Sui dynasty in A.D. 589, the elite had been drawn into the state order, while the imperial court had become more detached from society, transcending both regional ties and the concerns of daily life. The Chinese were incorporated into a new world system in which they exchanged goods and ideas with states that shared a common Buddhist religion. The centuries between the Han and the Tang thus had a profound and permanent impact on the Chinese world.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with China Between Empires: The Northern and Southern Dynasties (History of Imperial China, #2). To get started finding China Between Empires: The Northern and Southern Dynasties (History of Imperial China, #2), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 258

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 0674026055

Description: After the collapse of the Han dynasty in the third century A.D., China divided along a north-south line. Mark Lewis 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.The Yangzi River valley arose as the rice-producing center of the country. Literature moved beyond the court and the capital to depict local culture, and newly emerging social spaces included the garden, temple, salon, and country villa. The growth of self-defined genteel families expanded the notion of the elite, moving it away from the traditional great Han families identified mostly by material wealth. Trailing the rebel movements that toppled the Han, the new faiths of Daoism and Buddhism altered every aspect of life, including the state, kinship structures, and the economy.By the time China was reunited by the Sui dynasty in A.D. 589, the elite had been drawn into the state order, while the imperial court had become more detached from society, transcending both regional ties and the concerns of daily life. The Chinese were incorporated into a new world system in which they exchanged goods and ideas with states that shared a common Buddhist religion. The centuries between the Han and the Tang thus had a profound and permanent impact on the Chinese world.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with China Between Empires: The Northern and Southern Dynasties (History of Imperial China, #2). To get started finding China Between Empires: The Northern and Southern Dynasties (History of Imperial China, #2), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

China Between Empires: The Northern and Southern Dynasties (History of Imperial China, #2)

China Between Empires: The Northern and Southern Dynasties (History of Imperial China, #2)

More Books

The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han (History of Imperial China, #1)

The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han (History of Imperial China, #1)

China's Cosmopolitan Empire: The Tang Dynasty (History of Imperial China, #3)

China's Cosmopolitan Empire: The Tang Dynasty (History of Imperial China, #3)

Sanctioned Violence in Early China

Sanctioned Violence in Early China

China's Cosmopolitan Empire (History of Imperial China) by Mark Edward Lewis (3-Apr-2012) Paperback

China's Cosmopolitan Empire (History of Imperial China) by Mark Edward Lewis (3-Apr-2012) Paperback

Rare Edward Marks | William Lewis / TRIAGE FOR FAILING STATES MCNAIR PAPER [Paperback] Edward Marks / William Lewis

Rare Edward Marks | William Lewis / TRIAGE FOR FAILING STATES MCNAIR PAPER [Paperback] Edward Marks / William Lewis

The Flood Myths of Early China (SUNY Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture) by Mark Edward Lewis (2006-01-05)

The Flood Myths of Early China (SUNY Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture) by Mark Edward Lewis (2006-01-05)

The Construction of Space in Early China (Chinese Philosophy Culture)

The Construction of Space in Early China (Chinese Philosophy Culture)