Cambridge History of China, Vol. 5 Part 2 The Five Dynasties and Sung China, 960-1279 AD (The Cambridge History of China) by John W. Chaffee (PDF)

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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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Editorial Reviews: Book Description This volume offers an authoritative account of the key political, economic, social, cultural and intellectual topics in Sung history. About the Author John W. Chaffee is Distinguished Service Professor of History and Asian and Asian American Studies and directs the Institute for Asia and Asian Diaporas at Binghamton University, State University of New York. He received his B.A. from Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He is the author of The Thorny Gates of Learning in Sung China: A Social History of Examinations (1985, 1995), The Branches of Heaven: a History of the Sung Imperial Clan (1999) and co-editor of Neo-Confucian Education: The Formative Stage (1989). His book The Muslim Merchants of Premodern China: The History of a Maritime Asian Trade Diaspora, 750–1400 will be published by Cambridge University Press in 2018.

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⭐Incredibly detailed portrayal of different facets of Sung society required reading for anyone who wants to understand contemporary China.Although with out academic jargon this is a very dense read with no heroes or villains

⭐I can hardly recommend this book enough. It’s a wonderful compendium of articles on Sung Dynasty China. Here’s an example:An Lushan’s rebellion happened in 755 in Tang Dynasty China. It was a pivotal event for that Dynasty, and in some ways, for the subsequent history of China.I didn’t quite appreciate how devastating the rebellion was, however, until last night when I was reading Joseph McDermott’s article in Cambridge History of China.According to this article, census records from 755 show 53 million people; from 760, 17 million people.China lost 2/3rds of its population in four years, presumably through starvation caused by the military convulsion.It would be nearly three centuries before China’s population returned to pre-Rebellion levels

⭐Excellent!

⭐A great resource!

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