China's Southern Tang dynasty, 937-976 / Johannes L. Kurz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kurz, Johannes L.

Series:

Asian states and empires ; 2.

Asian states and empires ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--Intellectual life.

China.

China--History--Southern Tang kingdom, 937-975.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Southern Tang was one of China's minor dynasties and one of the great states in China in the tenth century. Although often regarded as one of several states preceding the much better known Song dynasty (960-1279), the Southern Tang dynasty was in fact the key state in this period, preserving cultural values and artefacts from the former great Tang dynasty (618-907) which were to form the basis of Song rule, and thereby presenting the Song with a direct link to the Tang and it traditions. Drawing mainly on primary Chinese sources, this is the first book in English to provid

Contents:

Cover; China's Southern Tang Dynasty, 937-976; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Dynasties; Map of the Southern Tang state and its neighbours; Abbreviations; 1. The state of Wu; 2. The founding of the Southern Tang and the reign of Li Bian; 3. The reign of Li Jing; 4. The reign of Li Yu and the decline of the Southern Tang; 5. Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

"First published 2011 by Routledge ... Abingdon, Oxon ... ".

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [119]-131) and index.

ISBN:

1-136-80955-4

1-283-10387-7

9786613103871

1-136-80956-2

0-203-82861-5

9780203828618

OCLC:

764571816