China between Empires: The Northern and Southern Dynasties (History of Imperial China) por Mark Edward Lewis

Cambridge, Mass: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2009. Hardcover. VG. ex-library. Stamped on text block, flyleaf, pocket in back.. Pictorial dj; red board, black spine with gily lettering. 340 pages : illustrations, maps. "After the collapse of the Han dynasty in the third century CE, 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 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… Ler mais

Harvard University / Belknap Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2009. Hardcover. 0674026055 . Small triangular chip at top edge of dust jacket. Minor scratching to jacket. ; B/w illustrations. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 352 pp; History Of Imperial China .

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.