Representing Lives in China
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Representing Lives in China

Forms of Biography in the Ming-Qing Period 1368–1911

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  2. English
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eBook - PDF

Representing Lives in China

Forms of Biography in the Ming-Qing Period 1368–1911

About this book

The chapters in this ground-breaking volume examine the complex practices of biographical writing in Ming and Qing China. The authors draw on a rich variety of sources to answer some basic questions: Who were the writers of these texts and the subjects of their biographical constructions? What motivated these textual productions and sustained the routes from (re)creations to (re)publications? The informed and fascinating readings illuminate the enduring appeal of representing and represented lives in Chinese history.

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Information

Publisher
Cornell East Asia Series
Year
2019
Print ISBN
9781939161918
9781939161017
eBook ISBN
9781942242918
Topic
History
Subtopic
Historical Biographies
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. i Half-title page
  2. ii Copyright page
  3. iii Full-title page
  4. v Dedication
  5. vii-viii Contents
  6. ix-x Preface
  7. 1 Introduction
  8. PART ONE Searching for the Subjects: Life Stories and Biographical Accounts
  9. 19 01 ZHAO Kubilai's Empresses
  10. 41 02 DENNIS Surname Restoration Petitions ...
  11. 71 03 DES FORGES Scholar-Rebel-Advisor Li Yan ...
  12. 115 04 JUN FANG Between Collaboration and Resistance
  13. PART TWO Understanding the Authors
  14. 143 05 HAMMOND Wang Shizhen as Biographer
  15. 161 06 KINDALL Painting a Dual Biography
  16. 197 07 FONG Engendering Lives
  17. PART THREE Following the Texts
  18. 229 08 SHIN Re-Collecting Yue Fei
  19. 253 09 PIDHAINY Fathers and Sons in the Mingshi
  20. 299 10 WANG Loyalty, History, and Empire
  21. 333 11 YI From Female Martyrs to Worthy Mothers
  22. 355 12 Conclusion
  23. 363 Bibliography
  24. 421 Index

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