The Cambridge History of China: Volume 5, Sung China, 960–1279 AD, Part 2
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The Cambridge History of China: Volume 5, Sung China, 960–1279 AD, Part 2

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The Cambridge History of China: Volume 5, Sung China, 960–1279 AD, Part 2

About this book

This is the second of two volumes on the Sung Dynasty, which together provide a comprehensive history of China from the fall of the T'ang Dynasty in 907 to the Mongol conquest of the Southern Sung in 1279. With contributions from leading historians in the field, Volume 5, Part Two paints a complex portrait of a dynasty beset by problems and contradictions, but one which, despite its military and geopolitical weakness, was nevertheless economically powerful, culturally brilliant, socially fluid and the most populous of any empire in global history to that point. In this much anticipated addition to the series, the authors survey key themes across ten chapters, including government, economy, society, religion, and thought to provide an authoritative and topical treatment of a profound and significant period in Chinese history.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half title
  3. Frontispiece
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. List of tables and figures
  8. List of maps
  9. List of abbreviations
  10. Preface
  11. Introduction: reflections on the Sung
  12. 1 Sung government and politics
  13. 2 The Sung fiscal administration
  14. 3 A history of the Sung military
  15. 4 Chinese law and legal system: Five Dynasties and Sung
  16. 5 Sung education: schools, academies, and examinations
  17. 6 Economic change in China, 960–1279
  18. 7 China's emergence as a maritime power
  19. 8 Sung society and social change
  20. 9 Reconceptualizing the order of things in Northern and Southern Sung
  21. 10 The rise of the Tao-hsüeh Confucian fellowship in Southern Sung
  22. Bibliography
  23. Index