The world of Wu Zhao : annotated selections from Zhang Zhuo's Court and country /
The World of Wu Zhao is an annotated translation of Zhang Zhuo's collection of miscellany, Court and Country, that offers a lively, folksy and novel perspective of the empire of Wu Zhao, China's first and only female emperor, that will amuse and shock readers, prompting them to recalibrate...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés Chino |
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London, UK :
Anthem Press,
2023.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Figures
- Map
- Tables
- Weights and Measures
- Introduction
- CHAPTER 1 Wu Zhao: her inner palace, her inner circle
- CHAPTER 2 The culture of the court
- CHAPTER 3 "Cruel officials": Wu Zhao's "teeth and horns"
- CHAPTER 4 Beyond court and capital: local officials
- CHAPTER 5 The common people
- CHAPTER 6 Relationships: men, women, and family in the time of Wu Zhao
- CHAPTER 7 Generals and military men
- CHAPTER 8 The frontier and beyond: foreigners and others during Wu Zhao's reign
- CHAPTER 9 Religion and the supernatural world
- CHAPTER 10 Flora, fauna, and the natural world
- Afternote
- Appendix: People and Places
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index