{"product_id":"early-medieval-china-wendy-swartz-9780231159876","title":"Early Medieval China: A Sourcebook","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis innovative sourcebook builds a dynamic understanding of China's early medieval period (220-589) through an original selection and arrangement of literary, historical, religious, and critical texts. A tumultuous and formative era, these centuries saw the longest stretch of political fragmentation in China's imperial history, resulting in new ethnic configurations, the rise of powerful clans, and a pervasive divide between north and south. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeploying thematic categories, the editors sketch the period in a novel way for students and, by featuring many texts translated into English for the first time, recast the era for specialists. Thematic topics include regional definitions and tensions, governing mechanisms and social reality, ideas of self and other, relations with the unseen world, everyday life, and cultural concepts. Within each section, the editors and translators introduce the selected texts and provide critical commentary on their historical significance, along with suggestions for further reading and research.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wendy Swartz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231159870\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231159876\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/11\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 744\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2014 pg. 51","brand":"Wendy Swartz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913487712511,"sku":"9780231159876","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e6b57c29-79f7-47ca-8a82-a9435bd86dfc.jpg?v=1680620648","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/early-medieval-china-wendy-swartz-9780231159876","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}