Encompassing history, politics, religion, and art, this collection of essays on Chinese civilization under the Mongols challenges the previously held views that Mongol rule had only negative consequences.<br /><br />Originally published in 1981.<br /><br />The <b>Princeton Legacy Library</b> uses th
China Under Mongol Rule
β Scribed by John D. Langlois (editor)
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 515
- Series
- Princeton Legacy Library; 340
- Edition
- Course Book
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Encompassing history, politics, religion, and art, this collection of essays on Chinese civilization under the Mongols challenges the previously held views that Mongol rule had only negative consequences.
Originally published in 1981.
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β¦ Table of Contents
Contents
List of Illustrations
Note on Transcription of Mongolian Names and Terms
Abbreviations Used in the Notes
I. Introduction
II. Institutions
Structure and function in the Yiian Imperial Government
Chinese Official Historiography at the Yuan Court: The Composition of the Liao, Chin, And Sung Histories
Southern Chinese Scholars and Educational Institutions in Early Yuan: Some Preliminary Remarks
III. Thought
Political Thought in Chin-hua under Mongol Rule
Wu Chβeng and the Perpetuation of the Classical Heritage in the Yuan
Yu Chi and Southern Taoism during the Yuan Period
IV. Foreigners In China
The Muslims in the Early Yuan Dynasty
Tibetans in Yuan China
V. Art and Literature
The Role of Wu-hsing in Early Yiian Artistic Development under Mongol Rule
The Impact of the Reunification: Northern Elements in the life and Art of Hsien-yΓΌ Shu (1257?-1302) and Their Relation To Early Yuan Literati Culture
Mongol Influence on the Development of Northern Drama
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Index
List of Contributors
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