Transformative journeys : travel and culture in Song China /

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During the Song (960-1279), all educated Chinese men travelled frequently, journeying long distances to attend school and take civil service examinations. This work 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 C...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zhang, Cong, 1967- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2011]
Temas:
960-1279
Scholars > Travel > China > History.
Travel in literature.
Elite (Social sciences)
Savants > Voyages > Chine > Histoire.
Voyage dans la littérature.
Élite (Sciences sociales)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
HISTORY > Asia > China.
Employees > Travel
Song Dynasty (China)
Travel in literature
China > History > Song dynasty, 960-1279.
China > Officials and employees > Travel > History.
Chine > Histoire > 960-1279 (Dynastie des Song)
China
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:During the Song (960-1279), all educated Chinese men travelled frequently, journeying long distances to attend school and take civil service examinations. This work 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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 301 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-287) and index.
ISBN:9780824860684
0824860683

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