The Reunification of China: Peace through War under the Song Dynasty

The Culture of War in China: Empire and the Military Under the Qing Dynasty 9780755624010, 9781845111595

What particularly distinguished the Qing from other ruling houses in China's imperial period? In this pathbreaking

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Bronze and Stone: The Cult of Antiquity in Song Dynasty China 029574457X, 9780295744575

Despite China's long tradition of venerating the past as the ultimate source of cultural authority, the discourse o

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The Problem of Beauty: Aesthetic Thought and Pursuits in Northern Song Dynasty China 0674022645, 9780674022645

During the Northern Song dynasty (960-1126), new ground was broken in aesthetic thought, particularly in the fields of a

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Rise of the Tang Dynasty: The Reunification of China and the Military Response to the Steppe Nomads (AD581-626) 1473887771, 9781473887770

Julian Romane examines the military events behind the emergence of the Sui and Tang dynasties in the period 581-626 AD.

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Images of Women in Chinese Thought and Culture: Writings from the Pre-Qin Period through the Song Dynasty 0872206513, 9780872206519

This rich collection of writings--many translated especially for this volume and some available in English for the first

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Rise of the Tang Dynasty: The Reunification of China and the Military Response to the Steppe Nomads (AD581-626) 1473887771, 9781473887770

Julian Romane examines the military events behind the emergence of the Sui and Tang dynasties in the period 581-626 AD.

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How Zen Became Zen: The Dispute over Enlightenment and the Formation of Chan Buddhism in Song-Dynasty China 9780824862886

How Zen Became Zen takes a novel approach to understanding one of the most crucial developments in Zen Buddhism: the dis

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Peace Through Law. The Versailles Peace Treaty and Dispute Settlement After World War I 9783848757541, 9783845299167

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The History and Spirit of Chinese Art: From the Song to the Qing Dynasty 1623201284, 9781623201289

Art is always a product of cultural evolution, and The History and Spirit of Chinese Art looks at this universal process

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The Ethics of Peace and War 9780748680894

Looks at the role of 3 theories – cosmopolitanism, internationalism and political realism – in armed conflict The ethi

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