Tangdynastie

Women in Tang China

by Hinsch, Bret

fromAsian voices: an Asia/Pacific/perspectives series

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"This important book provides the first comprehensive survey of women in China during the Sui and Tang dynasties from the sixth through tenth centuries CE. Bret Hinsch provides rich insight into female life in the medieval era, ranging from political power, wealth, and work to f…

From warhorses to ploughshares: the later Tang reign of Emperor Mingzong

by Davis, Richard L.

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Mingzong (r. 926-933) was the most illustrious emperor of the Five Dynasties, and one of the most admired of China's middle period, the Tang to Song. A warrior of Shatuo-Turk ancestry, he ascended the throne of the Later Tang on the heels of a mutiny against his adopted brother,…

Tang China in multi-polar Asia: a history of diplomacy and war

by Wang, Zhenping

fromThe world of East Asia

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Dancing with the horse riders: The Tang, the Turks, and the Uighurs -- Restoring lost glory in Korea: China, Koguryŏ, Silla, Paekche, and Parhae -- Rearing a tiger in the backyard: China and the Nanzhao Kingdom -- Contesting the western regions and the high grasslands: China and…

Tang China in multi-polar Asia: a history of diplomacy and war

by Wang, Zhenping

fromWorld of East Asia

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"Using a synthetic narrative approach, this ambitious work uses the lens of multipolarity to analyze Tang China's (618-907) relations with Turkestan; the Korean states of Koguryŏ, Silla, and Paekche; the state of Parhae in Manchuria; and the Nanzhao and Tibetan kingdoms. Without…

Tang China in multi-polar Asia: a history of diplomacy and war

by Wang, Zhenping

fromWorld of East Asia

0 Type: Book

"Using a synthetic narrative approach, this ambitious work uses the lens of multipolarity to analyze Tang China's (618-907) relations with Turkestan; the Korean states of Koguryŏ, Silla, and Paekche; the state of Parhae in Manchuria; and the Nanzhao and Tibetan kingdoms. Without…

City of marvel and transformation: Chang'an and narratives of experience in Tang Dyn…

by Feng, Linda Rui

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During the Tang dynasty, the imperial capital of Chang'an (present-day Xi'an) was unrivaled in its monumental scale, with about one million inhabitants dwelling within its walls. It was there that one of the most enduring cultural and political institutions of the empire--the ci…

Chinese esoteric Buddhism: Amoghavajra, the ruling elite, and the emergence …

by Goble, Geoffrey C.

fromThe Sheng Yen series in Chinese Buddhist studies

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Chinese Esoteric Buddhism is generally held to have been established as a distinct and institutionalized Buddhist school in eighth-century China by "the Three Great Masters of Kaiyuan": Subhakarasimha, Vajrabodhi, and Amoghavajra. Geoffrey C. Goble provides an innovative account…

Chinese esoteric Buddhism: Amoghavajra, the ruling elite, and the emergence …

by Goble, Geoffrey C.

fromSheng Yen series in Chinese Buddhist studies

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Chinese Esoteric Buddhism is generally held to have been established as a distinct and institutionalized Buddhist school in eighth-century China by "the Three Great Masters of Kaiyuan": Subhakarasimha, Vajrabodhi, and Amoghavajra. Geoffrey C. Goble provides an innovative account…

Rise of the Tang dynasty: the reunification of China and the military respo…

by Romane, Julian

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"Julian Romane examines the military events behind the emergence of the Sui and Tang dynasties in the period 581-626 AD. Narrating the campaigns and battles, he analyses in detail the strategy and tactics employed, a central theme being the collision of the steppe cavalry with C…

Transgressive typologies: constructions of gender and power in early Tang C…

by Doran, Rebecca

fromHarvard-Yenching Institute monographs

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"Offers a new understanding of the powerful Chinese women leaders of the Tang era within their literary-historical contexts, and also delves into critical questions about the relationship between Chinese historiography, reception-history, and the process of image-making and cult…

Transgressive typologies: constructions of gender and power in early Tang C…

by Doran, Rebecca

fromHarvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series

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"Offers a new understanding of the powerful Chinese women leaders of the Tang era within their literary-historical contexts, and also delves into critical questions about the relationship between Chinese historiography, reception-history, and the process of image-making and cult…