The World of Wu Zhao
Annotated Selections from Zhang Zhuo's Court and Country
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ISBN-13:
9781839983528
Veröffentl:
2023
Einband:
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Erscheinungsdatum:
14.02.2023
Seiten:
318
Autor:
N. Harry Rothschild
Gewicht:
671 g
Format:
235x157x23 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
The World of Wu Zhao is an annotated translation of Zhang Zhuo's collection of miscellany, Court and Country, that offers a lively, folksy and novel perspective of the empire of Wu Zhao, China's first and only female emperor, that will amuse and shock readers, prompting them to recalibrate everything they think they know about medieval China.
Acknowledgments; Figures; Map; Tables; Weights and Measures; Introduction; Chapter 1 Wu Zhao: her inner palace, her inner circle; Chapter 2 The culture of the court; Chapter 3 "Cruel officials": Wu Zhao's "teeth and horns"; Chapter 4 Beyond court and capital: local officials; Chapter 5 The common people; Chapter 6 Relationships: men, women, and family in the time of Wu Zhao; Chapter 7 Generals and military men; Chapter 8 The frontier and beyond: foreigners and others during Wu Zhao's reign; Chapter 9 Religion and the supernatural world; Chapter 10 Flora, fauna, and the natural world; Afternote; Appendix: People and Places; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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