Northern Wei (386-534) : a new form of empire in East Asia
| 1. Verfasser: |
Pearce, Scott,
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2023].
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| Umfang/Format: |
xxv, 355 pages : illustrations, maps, genealogical tables ; 24 cm. |
| Schriftenreihe: |
Oxford studies in early empires
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Prologue. Defining our arenas
- Section I. On sources
- 1. The Emperor Taiwu and the creation of history
- 2. History writing and its discontents
- Section II. Origins
- 3. Growth from out decay
- 4. Myths of origin
- Section III. A dynasty takes shape
- 5. The interloper
- 6. Establishing a state
- Section IV. Creating an empire
- 7. The way of war
- 8. The world Shegui entered
- 9. The world Shegui created
- 10. Troubling innovation
- Section V. Pingcheng as center of a world
- 11. The Wei army
- 12. The Wolf Lord
- 13. Hunting and gathering in the Land of Dai
- Section VI. End games
- 14. A transitional age
- 15. The two Buddhas
- 16. To Luoyang
- 17. Downfall of the theater state
- Summing up. Looking ahead.
