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200 14$aThe Destruction of the Medieval Chinese Aristocracy /$fNicolas Tackett
205   $a1st ed.
210  1$aBoston :$cHarvard University Asia Center,$d2014.
210  2$aLeiden; $aBoston :$cBRILL,$d2014.
215   $a1 online resource (xiv, 281 pages :)$cillustrations, maps ;
225 1 $aHarvard University Studies in East Asian Law ;$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$aHarvard University Studies in East Asian Law ;$v93.
606   $aAristocracy (Social class)
606   $aElite (Social sciences)
606   $aManners and customs
606   $aPower (Social sciences)
607   $aChina$xHistory$yTang dynasty, 618-907
607   $aChina$xHistory$yTang dynasty, 618-907$vSources
607   $aChina$xSocial life and customs$y221 B.C.-960 A.D
607   $aChina$xSocial conditions$y221 B.C.-960 A.D
615  0$aAristocracy (Social class).
615  0$aElite (Social sciences).
615  0$aManners and customs.
615  0$aPower (Social sciences).
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