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Dry spells : state rainmaking and local governance in late imperial China / Jeffrey Snyder-Reinke.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Snyder-Reinke, Jeffrey, 1969- author.
- Series:
- Harvard East Asian monographs ; 311.
- Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection ISBN: 9789004407077.
- Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 311
- Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Local government--China--History--19th century.
- Local government.
- Rain-making rites--China--History--19th century.
- Rain-making rites.
- Religion and state--China--History--19th century.
- Religion and state.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Other Title:
- State Rainmaking and Local Governance in Late Imperial China
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2008.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Headlines
- A Tradition of Sorts
- An Unruly Order
- No Sacrifices Withheld
- Master Ji's Rainmaking Method
- The Importance of Being Earnest
- Departures
- Dong Zhongshu's Rainmaking Method
- Master Ji Shenzhai's Complete Book of Rainmaking
- On Officials and Secretaries Being in the Same Boat
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-304) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Dry Spells: State Rainmaking and Local Governance in Late Imperial China,
- ISBN:
- 9781684174843
- 9780674033344
- OCLC:
- 681457219
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9781684174843 DOI
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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