LEADER 02542oam 2200493 450 001 9910480760303321 005 20210413210544.0 010 $a1-68417-077-X 024 7 $a10.1163/9781684170777 035 $a(CKB)3830000000059062 035 $a(OCoLC)1132229560 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse71150 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6380400 035 $a(OCoLC)999606460 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9781684170777 035 $a(EXLCZ)993830000000059062 100 $a20210413d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe destruction of the medieval Chinese aristocracy /$fNicolas Tackett 210 1$aCambridge, Massachusetts ;$aLondon :$cHarvard University Asia Center :$cHarvard University Press,$d[2014] 210 4$d©2014 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 281 pages :)$cillustrations, maps ; 225 1 $aHarvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ;$v93 311 $a0-674-49205-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMap 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. 330 2 $a"Tackett resolves the enigma of the complete disappearance by the tenth century of the medieval Chinese aristocracy, analyzing a dazzling array of sources to demonstrate that the great Tang aristocratic families were far more successful than previously believed in adapting to the many transformations of the seventh and eighth centuries"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aHarvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ;$v93. 606 $aElite (Social sciences)$zChina 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aElite (Social sciences) 676 $a305.520951 700 $aTackett$b Nicolas$f1975-$01026894 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910480760303321 996 $aThe destruction of the medieval Chinese aristocracy$92442050 997 $aUNINA