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Wind Against the Mountain: The Crisis of Politics and Culture in Thirteenth-Century China
Richard L. Davis
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Hardback. Richard Davis has expertly crafted a stirring narrative of the last years of Song, focusing on loyalist resistance to Mongol domination as more than just a political event. Seen from the perspective of the conquered, the phenomenon of martyrdom reveals much about the cultural history of the Song. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBG; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Richard Davis has expertly crafted a stirring narrative of the last years of Song, focusing on loyalist resistance to Mongol domination as more than just a political event. Davis convincingly argues that Song martyrs were dying for more than dynasty alone: martyrdom can be linked to other powerfully compelling symbols as well. Seen from the perspective of the conquered, the phenomenon of martyrdom reveals much about the cultural history of the Song.
Davis challenges the traditional view of Song martyrdom as a simple expression of political duty by examining the phenomenon instead from the perspective of material ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Series
Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series
Condition
New
Weight
589g
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780674953574
SKU
V9780674953574
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About Richard L. Davis
Richard L. Davis is Professor of History and East Asian Studies at Brown University.
Reviews for Wind Against the Mountain: The Crisis of Politics and Culture in Thirteenth-Century China
Davis's study is the fullest modern narrative and interpretive account of the fall of the Song Dynasty at the hands of the Mongol Yuan...[It] is richly informative on politics and personages...This book will interest students of gender, suicide, and loyalism as well as Song history.
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