02420nam 2200589 a 450 991045511200332120200520144314.00-674-04015-510.1515/9780674040151(CKB)1000000000786961(EBL)3300073(SSID)ssj0000121298(PQKBManifestationID)11141077(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000121298(PQKBWorkID)10109875(PQKB)11352942(MiAaPQ)EBC3300073(Au-PeEL)EBL3300073(CaPaEBR)ebr10312778(OCoLC)432671549(DE-B1597)574617(DE-B1597)9780674040151(EXLCZ)99100000000078696120070118d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChina between empires[electronic resource] the northern and southern dynasties /Mark Edward LewisCambridge, Mass. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press20091 online resource (351 p.)History of imperial ChinaDescription based upon print version of record.0-674-02605-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-324) and index.The geography of the north and south China -- The rise of the great families -- Military dynasticism -- Urban transformation -- Rural life -- China and the outer world -- Redefining kinship -- Daoism and Buddhism -- Writing.After the collapse of the Han dynasty in the third century CE, China divided along a north-south line. This book 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.History of imperial China.HISTORY / Asia / ChinabisacshChinaHistory220-589Electronic books.HISTORY / Asia / China.931/.04Lewis Mark Edward1954-777877MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455112003321China between empires2454540UNINA