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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796308203321

Autore

Tackett Nicolas

Titolo

The Destruction of the Medieval Chinese Aristocracy / / Nicolas Tackett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston : , : Harvard University Asia Center, , 2014

Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2014

ISBN

1-68417-077-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 281 pages :) : illustrations, maps ;

Collana

Harvard University Studies in East Asian Law ; ; 93

Disciplina

951/.01708621

Soggetti

Aristocracy (Social class)

Elite (Social sciences)

Manners and customs

Power (Social sciences)

China History Tang dynasty, 618-907

China History Tang dynasty, 618-907 Sources

China Social life and customs 221 B.C.-960 A.D

China Social conditions 221 B.C.-960 A.D

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Map of Tang China -- Conventions -- Introduction -- The transformation of medieval elites -- Tomb epitaphs as a historical source -- Chapter One. The bureaucratic aristocracy of medieval China -- Chapter Two. The geography of power -- Chapter Three. Capital elite marriage networks -- Chapter Four. The late Tang provinces -- Chapter Five. Huang Chao and the destruction of the medieval aristocracy -- Appendix A: Guide to the accompanying database -- Appendix B: Estimating the total size of the late Tang capital elite -- Appendix C: Sources of ninth-century excavated epitaphs.

Sommario/riassunto

"Tackett resolves the enigma of the complete disappearance by the tenth century of the medieval Chinese aristocracy, analyzing a dazzling array of sources to demonstrate that the great Tang aristocratic families were far more successful than previously believed in adapting to the many transformations of the seventh and eighth centuries"--