A Social History of Middle-Period China: The Song, Liao, Western Xia and Jin Dynasties

A Social History of Middle-Period China: The Song, Liao, Western Xia and Jin Dynasties (The Cambridge China Library) Hardcover – 31 Oct 2016

by Ruixi Zhu, Bangwei Zhang, Chongbang Cai and Zengyu Wang

• Hardcover: 360 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (31 Oct. 2016)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1107167868

Drawing on a wide range of sources, this book discusses the social history of China in the period 960–1279, comparing the different ethnic cultures of Song 'China' and its neighbouring empires. This valuable reference work for our understanding of the Song, Liao, Western Xia and Jin Dynasties presents recent Chinese research in English translation for the first time, exploring topics including material culture, food, technology, ritual, religion, medicine, gender, family and language.

• Covers a comprehensive range of topics in social history
• Presents leading Chinese scholarship in English translation for the first time
• Draws on a wide range of sources not often utilised by historians working outside of China