This is the first book, in English, offering a comprehensive study of Sima Guang's career and thought. Politics and Conservatism in Northern Song China breaks new ground in the study of Northern Song court politics. Additionally, the writing style is lively and engaging. The adeptly translated quotations and the colorful anecdotes illustrate the main analytical points while making it a fascinating read.
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Xiao-bin Ji received his PhD in East Asian Studies from Princeton University. His main research interests span the Song period, focusing on politics, institution, and thought. He has taught Asian history at Rutgers University, Camden and the University of California, Santa Barbara. At the time of this publication, he is visiting researcher at the History Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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To modern scholars of Chinese history, Sima Guang (1019-1086) is best known as one of the greatest historians China has produced. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sima Guang, Han Qi, New Policies, Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi, Sima Chi, Pang Ji, Empress Dowager Cao, Wang Tao, Wen Yanbo, Empress Dowager Gao, Wang Gui, Song Empire, Northern Song, Inner Treasury, Zeng Gongliang, Emperor Shenzong, Bureau of Military Affairs, Cai Que, Empress Gao, Major Reform, Finance Commission, Emperor Renzong, Green Sprouts Policy, Ren Shouzhong New!
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To modern scholars of Chinese history, Sima Guang (1019-1086) is best known as one of the greatest historians China has produced. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sima Guang, Han Qi, New Policies, Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi, Sima Chi, Pang Ji, Empress Dowager Cao, Wang Tao, Wen Yanbo, Empress Dowager Gao, Wang Gui, Song Empire, Northern Song, Inner Treasury, Zeng Gongliang, Emperor Shenzong, Bureau of Military Affairs, Cai Que, Empress Gao, Major Reform, Finance Commission, Emperor Renzong, Green Sprouts Policy, Ren Shouzhong New!
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- The New and the Multiple by Thomas H. C. Lee on 6 pages
- Ordering the World: Approaches to State and Society in Sung Dynasty China (Studies on China) by Robert Hymes in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Branches of Heaven: A History of the Imperial Clan of Sung China (Harvard East Asian Monographs) by John W. Chaffee in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Chinese Thought & Institutions by John K. Fairbank in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy by Wing-Tsit Chan in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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