02979nam 2200577 450 991082483080332120230803213452.01-78023-404-X(CKB)3710000000454808(EBL)2120736(OCoLC)916951573(SSID)ssj0001568622(PQKBManifestationID)16218055(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001568622(PQKBWorkID)14836105(PQKB)11082071(MiAaPQ)EBC2120736(Au-PeEL)EBL2120736(CaPaEBR)ebr11083691(CaONFJC)MIL819306(EXLCZ)99371000000045480820150813h20142014 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrThe Mongol century visual cultures of Yuan China, 1271-1368 /Shane McCauslandLondon, England :Reaktion Books,2014.©20141 online resource (304 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-78023-366-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.""Cover""; ""The Mongol Century: Visual Cultures of Yuan China, 1271-1368""; ""Imprint Page""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction: China or Cathay?""; ""One: Dadu: Eurasia's Metropolis""; ""Two: The Impunity of a Religious Vandal""; ""Three: Heaven's Omens: Earthquakes, Typhoons, Floods, Dragons""; ""Four: China's Examination Halls Reopen""; ""Five: The Hall of The Stars: The Dissemination of a Yuan Literary Culture""; ""Six: The World In Flux: The Arts Amid Floods And Rebellions""; ""Seven: Blue-And-White, The Yuan Global Brand""; ""Conclusion""""Appendix: The Yuan Dynasty Rulers and Reigns""""References""; ""Select Bibliography""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Index""The Mongol Century explores the visual world of China's Yuan dynasty (1271-1368), the spectacular but short-lived regime founded by Khubilai Khan, regarded as the pre-eminent khanate of the Mongol empire.This book illuminates the Yuan era - full of conflicts and complex interactions between Mongol power and Chinese heritage - by delving into the visual history of its culture. Shane McCausland considers how Mongol governance and values imposed a new order on China's culture and how a sedentary, agrarian China posed specific challenges to the Mongols' militarist and nomadic lifestyle. He also exArt, ChineseSong-Yuan dynasties, 960-1368Art and societyChinaHistoryChinaHistoryYuan dynasty, 1260-1368Art, ChineseArt and societyHistory.709.5109022McCausland Shane1968-1685203MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910824830803321The Mongol century4057161UNINA