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The Origins of the Chinese Nation

Song China and the Forging of an East Asian World Order

By: Nicolas Tackett

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The Origins of the Chinese Nation

Song China and the Forging of an East Asian World Order

By: Nicolas Tackett

In this major new study, Nicolas Tackett proposes that the Northern Song Dynasty (960–1127) witnessed both the maturation of an East Asian inter-state system and the emergence of a new worldview and sense of Chinese identity among educated elites. These developments together had sweeping repercussions for the course of Chinese history, while also demonstrating that there has existed in world history a viable alternative to the modern system of nation-states. Utilising a wide array of historical, literary, and archaeological sources, chapters focus on diplomatic sociability, cosmopolitan travel, military strategy, border demarcation, ethnic consciousness, and the cultural geography of Northeast Asia. In this ground breaking new approach to the history of the East Asian inter-state system, Tackett argues for a concrete example of a pre-modern nationalism, explores the development of this nationalism, and treats modern nationalism as just one iteration of a phenomenon with a much longer history.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108195334

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The Destruction of the Medieval Chinese Aristocracy

By: Nicolas Tackett

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The Destruction of the Medieval Chinese Aristocracy

By: Nicolas Tackett

Historians have long been perplexed by the complete disappearance of the medieval Chinese aristocracy by the tenth century—the “great clans” that had dominated China for centuries. In this book, Nicolas Tackett resolves the enigma of their disappearance, using new, digital methodologies to analyze a dazzling array of sources. Tackett systematically mines thousands of funerary biographies excavated in recent decades—most of them never before examined by scholars—while taking full advantage of the explanatory power of Geographic Information System (GIS) methods and social network analysis. Tackett supplements these analyses with extensive anecdotes culled from epitaphs, prose literature, and poetry, bringing to life women and men who lived a millennium in the past. The Destruction of the Medieval Chinese Aristocracy demonstrates that the great Tang aristocratic families adapted to the social, economic, and institutional transformations of the seventh and eighth centuries far more successfully than previously believed. Their political influence collapsed only after a large number were killed during three decades of extreme violence following Huang Chao’s sack of the capital cities in 880 CE. 2015 James Breasted Prize, American Historical Association

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The Origins of the Chinese Nation

Song China and the Forging of an East Asian World Order

By: Nicolas Tackett

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The Destruction of the Medieval Chinese Aristocracy

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Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians

By: Nicolas Slonimsky

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Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians

By: Nicolas Slonimsky

This 6-volume set of Bakers covers all musical genres, with entries written by a distinguished group of area specialists as well as the original articles of Nicolas Slonimsky. More than 15, 000 biographies span the medieval ages to the present.This work continues the tradition of offering the most comprehensive and authoritative information on the musicians, along with interesting and insightful evaluations of their contributions to the musical world. Bakers remains the most affordable, comprehensive and readable of all music reference works, providing everyone from the student to scholar a one-stop resource for all their music biographical needs. Some of the artists featured include: Louis Armstrong Johann Sebastian Bach The Beatles Ludwig van Beethoven James Brown John Cage Maria Callas Johnny Cash Miles Davis Claude Debussy Marvin Gaye Philip Glass George Frideric Handel Charlie Parker Luciano Pavarotti Arturo Toscanini Tom Waits And many more

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New York : Schirmer Books

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0028655257

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The Origins of the Chinese Nation

The Origins of the Chinese Nation

The Destruction of the Medieval Chinese Aristocracy

The Destruction of the Medieval Chinese Aristocracy

The Origins of the Chinese Nation

The Origins of the Chinese Nation

The Destruction of the Medieval Chinese Aristocracy

The Destruction of the Medieval Chinese Aristocracy

Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians

Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians

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