A Tale Of Two Melons
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Author | : Sarah Schneewind |
Publisher | : Hackett Publishing |
Total Pages | : 167 |
Release | : 2006-09-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1624669344 |
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A commoner's presentation to the emperor of a lucky omen from his garden, the repercussions for his family, and several retellings of the incident provide the background for an engaging introduction to Ming society, culture, and politics, including discussions of the founding of the Ming dynasty; the character of the first emperor; the role of omens in court politics; how the central and local governments were structured, including the civil service examination system; the power of local elite families; the roles of women; filial piety; and the concept of ling or efficacy in Chinese religion.
Author | : Rosie Dickens |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Children's stories |
ISBN | : 9781409570202 |
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Author | : Greg Pizzoli |
Publisher | : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2014-09-09 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 148471749X |
Download The Watermelon Seed Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Greg Pizzoli's beloved Geisel Award-winning gem playfully taps kids' classic question about what could happen if they swallow a seed. Crocodile loves watermelon, but what will happen when his greatest fear of swallowing a watermelon seed comes to pass? Will vines sprout out his ears? Will his skin turn pink? Only one thing is certain: his wild imagination will have kids laughing out loud and begging for another read. With perfect comic pacing, bold color and dynamic sense of design, three-time Theodor Seuss Geisel Award recipient Greg Pizzoli's picture book debut transforms this familiar childhood anxiety into a contemporary classic read-aloud perfect for fans of I Want My Hat Back. "[A]n expert debut." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Children will love this hilarious book. The story has broad appeal, making it a great first purchase." -- School Library Journal (starred review) Don't miss these other favorite books by Greg Pizzol: The Book HogGood Night OwlNumber One SamTempleton Gets His WishThis Story is For YouThe Twelve Days of Christmas
Author | : Sarah Schneewind |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 382 |
Release | : 2020-10-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1684170990 |
Download Shrines to Living Men in the Ming Political Cosmos Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
"""Shrines to Living Men in the Ming Political Cosmos"", the first book focusing on premortem shrines in any era of Chinese history, places the institution at the intersection of politics and religion. When a local official left his post, grateful subjects housed an image of him in a temple, requiting his grace: that was the ideal model. By Ming times, the “living shrine” was legal, old, and justified by readings of the classics.Sarah Schneewind argues that the institution could invite and pressure officials to serve local interests; the policies that had earned a man commemoration were carved into stone beside the shrine. Since everyone recognized that elite men might honor living officials just to further their own careers, premortem shrine rhetoric stressed the role of commoners, who embraced the opportunity by initiating many living shrines. This legitimate, institutionalized political voice for commoners expands a scholarly understanding of “public opinion” in late imperial China, aligning it with the efficacy of deities to create a nascent political conception Schneewind calls the “minor Mandate of Heaven.” Her exploration of premortem shrine theory and practice illuminates Ming thought and politics, including the Donglin Party’s battle with eunuch dictator Wei Zhongxian and Gu Yanwu’s theories."
Author | : Jeroen Duindam |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 437 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1107060680 |
Download Dynasties Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
A vibrant and broad-ranging study of dynastic power in the late medieval and early modern world.
Author | : John W. Dardess |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 173 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1442204907 |
Download Ming China, 1368-1644 Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This engaging, deeply informed book provides the first concise history of one of China's most important eras. Leading scholar John W. Dardess offers a thematically organized political, social, and economic exploration of China from 1368 to 1644. He examines how the Ming dynasty was able to endure for 276 years, illuminating Ming foreign relations and border control, the lives and careers of its sixteen emperors, its system of governance and the kinds of people who served it, its great class of literati, and finally the mass outlawry that, in unhappy conjunction with the Manchu invasions from outside, ended the once-mighty dynasty in the mid-seventeenth century. The Ming witnessed the beginning of China's contact with the West, and its story will fascinate all readers interested in global as well as Asian history.
Author | : Jacques Gernet |
Publisher | : Stanford University Press |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 1962 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780804707206 |
Download Daily Life in China on the Eve of the Mongol Invasion, 1250-1276 Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Describes the occupations, pleasures, clothes, food, art, and social and civic life of the people in the city of Hangchow.
Author | : Ezekiel I. Barra |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1893 |
Genre | : Voyages to the Pacific coast |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Mary Huse Eastman |
Publisher | : Faxon Company |
Total Pages | : 632 |
Release | : 1926 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780873050289 |
Download Index to Fairy Tales, Myths, and Legends Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
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Author | : Peter Fibiger Bang |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 1449 |
Release | : 2020-12-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0197532772 |
Download The Oxford World History of Empire Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This is the first world history of empire, reaching from the third millennium BCE to the present. By combining synthetic surveys, thematic comparative essays, and numerous chapters on specific empires, its two volumes provide unparalleled coverage of imperialism throughout history and across continents, from Asia to Europe and from Africa to the Americas. Only a few decades ago empire was believed to be a thing of the past; now it is clear that it has been and remains one of the most enduring forms of political organization and power. We cannot understand the dynamics and resilience of empire without moving decisively beyond the study of individual cases or particular periods, such as the relatively short age of European colonialism. The history of empire, as these volumes amply demonstrate, needs to be drawn on the much broader canvas of global history. Volume Two: The History of Empires tracks the protean history of political domination from the very beginnings of state formation in the Bronze Age up to the present. Case studies deal with the full range of the historical experience of empire, from the realms of the Achaemenids and Asoka to the empires of Mali and Songhay, and from ancient Rome and China to the Mughals, American settler colonialism, and the Soviet Union. Forty-five chapters detailing the history of individual empires are tied together by a set of global synthesizing surveys that structure the world history of empire into eight chronological phases.