Transformative Journeys
Travel and Culture in Song China
Will be published approx. on 30. October 2010
Book
Hardback
328 pages
978-0-8248-3399-2 (ISBN)
Description
During the Song (960-1279), all educated Chinese men traveled frequently, journeying long distances to attend school and take civil service examinations. This analyzes the impact of travel on this group of elite men and the places they visited. In so doing it sheds new light on the nature of Chinese literati, their dominance of culture and society, and China's social and cultural integration.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Honolulu, HI
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
3 illustrations, 7 maps
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 164 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
638 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8248-3399-2 (9780824833992)
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Person
Cong Ellen Zhang is associate professor of history at the University of Virginia.