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Autore: | McCausland Shane <1968-> |
Titolo: | The Mongol century : visual cultures of Yuan China, 1271-1368 / / Shane McCausland |
Pubblicazione: | London, England : , : Reaktion Books, , 2014 |
©2014 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
Disciplina: | 709.5109022 |
Soggetto topico: | Art, Chinese - Song-Yuan dynasties, 960-1368 |
Art and society - China - History | |
Soggetto geografico: | China History Yuan dynasty, 1260-1368 |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | ""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"" | |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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 ex |
Titolo autorizzato: | The Mongol century |
ISBN: | 1-78023-404-X |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910824830803321 |
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