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Who was Yang Tinghe? Despite being one of Ming China’s most eminent officials, Yang and his career have long eluded scholarly study in the West.
In this volume, Aaron Throness engages a trove of untapped Ming sources and secondary scholarship to recount Yang Tinghe’s political life, and in unprecedented detail. Throness explores how Yang, a pragmatic politician and conservative Confucian, rose through the bureaucracy and responded to dire threats to the Ming court from within and without. He also traces Yang’s meteoric rise to power, the clashes that occasioned his downfall, and his apotheosis as dynastic savior. Through Yang Tinghe’s successes, struggles, and failures this political biography offers a critical appraisal of both the man and his times.
In this volume, Aaron Throness engages a trove of untapped Ming sources and secondary scholarship to recount Yang Tinghe’s political life, and in unprecedented detail. Throness explores how Yang, a pragmatic politician and conservative Confucian, rose through the bureaucracy and responded to dire threats to the Ming court from within and without. He also traces Yang’s meteoric rise to power, the clashes that occasioned his downfall, and his apotheosis as dynastic savior. Through Yang Tinghe’s successes, struggles, and failures this political biography offers a critical appraisal of both the man and his times.
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Sinica Leidensia, Volume: 161
Who was Yang Tinghe? Despite being one of Ming China’s most eminent officials, Yang and his career have long eluded scholarly study in the West.
In this volume, Aaron Throness engages a trove of untapped Ming sources and secondary scholarship to recount Yang Tinghe’s political life, and in unprecedented detail. Throness explores how Yang, a pragmatic politician and conservative Confucian, rose through the bureaucracy and responded to dire threats to the Ming court from within and without. He also traces Yang’s meteoric rise to power, the clashes that occasioned his downfall, and his apotheosis as dynastic savior. Through Yang Tinghe’s successes, struggles, and failures this political biography offers a critical appraisal of both the man and his times.
In this volume, Aaron Throness engages a trove of untapped Ming sources and secondary scholarship to recount Yang Tinghe’s political life, and in unprecedented detail. Throness explores how Yang, a pragmatic politician and conservative Confucian, rose through the bureaucracy and responded to dire threats to the Ming court from within and without. He also traces Yang’s meteoric rise to power, the clashes that occasioned his downfall, and his apotheosis as dynastic savior. Through Yang Tinghe’s successes, struggles, and failures this political biography offers a critical appraisal of both the man and his times.
Administrative Documents Excavated at Zoumalou, Hunan
Series:
Sinica Leidensia, Volume: 159
In 1996 archaeologists excavated over 70,000 inscribed pieces of wood from a well in Changsha, the largest such discovery ever made in China. They are local administrative records of the state of Wu in the 230s and provide remarkable detail on the society, governance, and economy of third century central China.
Although Wu was one of the famous Three Kingdoms, its administrative history was poorly known until these documents were found, so we have written this book to explain the context and content of these document to help researchers use these valuable texts to rewrite the history of South China.
Although Wu was one of the famous Three Kingdoms, its administrative history was poorly known until these documents were found, so we have written this book to explain the context and content of these document to help researchers use these valuable texts to rewrite the history of South China.
Administrative Documents Excavated at Zoumalou, Hunan
Series:
Sinica Leidensia, Volume: 159
In 1996 archaeologists excavated over 70,000 inscribed pieces of wood from a well in Changsha, the largest such discovery ever made in China. They are local administrative records of the state of Wu in the 230s and provide remarkable detail on the society, governance, and economy of third century central China.
Although Wu was one of the famous Three Kingdoms, its administrative history was poorly known until these documents were found, so we have written this book to explain the context and content of these document to help researchers use these valuable texts to rewrite the history of South China.
Although Wu was one of the famous Three Kingdoms, its administrative history was poorly known until these documents were found, so we have written this book to explain the context and content of these document to help researchers use these valuable texts to rewrite the history of South China.
The Song Dynasty Making of China’s Greatest Poet
Irreducible to conventional labels usually applied to him, the Tang poet Du Fu (712–770) both defined and was defined by the literary, intellectual, and socio-political cultures of the Song dynasty (960–1279).
Jue Chen not only argues in his work that Du Fu was constructed according to particular literary and intellectual agendas of Song literati but also that conventional labels applied to Du Fu do not accurately represent this construction campaign. He also discusses how Du Fu’s image as the greatest poet sheds unique light on issues that can deepen our understanding of the subtleties in the poetic culture of Song China.
Jue Chen not only argues in his work that Du Fu was constructed according to particular literary and intellectual agendas of Song literati but also that conventional labels applied to Du Fu do not accurately represent this construction campaign. He also discusses how Du Fu’s image as the greatest poet sheds unique light on issues that can deepen our understanding of the subtleties in the poetic culture of Song China.
The Song Dynasty Making of China’s Greatest Poet
Irreducible to conventional labels usually applied to him, the Tang poet Du Fu (712–770) both defined and was defined by the literary, intellectual, and socio-political cultures of the Song dynasty (960–1279).
Jue Chen not only argues in his work that Du Fu was constructed according to particular literary and intellectual agendas of Song literati but also that conventional labels applied to Du Fu do not accurately represent this construction campaign. He also discusses how Du Fu’s image as the greatest poet sheds unique light on issues that can deepen our understanding of the subtleties in the poetic culture of Song China.
Jue Chen not only argues in his work that Du Fu was constructed according to particular literary and intellectual agendas of Song literati but also that conventional labels applied to Du Fu do not accurately represent this construction campaign. He also discusses how Du Fu’s image as the greatest poet sheds unique light on issues that can deepen our understanding of the subtleties in the poetic culture of Song China.
Historical Studies of Contemporary China is a collaboration between Brill and the Social Sciences Academic Press to bring the best of Chinese historical scholarship to English speaking readers. This series draws on articles from the journal Studies of Contemporary Chinese History 《当代中国史研究》 (Dangdai Zhongguo shi yanjiu). Published by the Institute of Contemporary China at the China Academy of Social Sciences, this journal is the most important national publication in the history of China after 1949. Each volume of the series is arranged around themes such as agrarian, economic, diplomatic and gender history, and each features a scholarly introduction that discusses the significance of this work in light of political and intellectual changes. This series gives a detailed introduction to how Chinese academic historians understand their own country’s recent past. It will be of interest to the well informed general reader, as well as scholars and researchers in the relevant disciplines and areas of focus.
“当代中国史研究”书系是Brill和社会科学文献出版社之间的合作成果之一，该书系将中国优秀的历史学术研究呈现给英语读者群。该书系收录从《当代中国史研究》学术期刊精心挑选出的文章。该刊由中国社会科学研究院当代史所出版，是关于中国当代史（1949年后）最重要的国家出版物。“当代中国史研究”书系中的每本书（除第一本综合卷以外）都将围绕某个特定的主题，如农业、经济、外交和性别史，每本书都包括该学术领域专家撰写的简介，讨论该文集对于中国政治和思想变化的作用。该书系帮助读者具体了解中国历史学家如何认识自己国家的过去。该书系针对相关学科和重点领域的学者、研究人员以及感兴趣的普通读者。
Topics
Volume 1: Comprehensive Overview
Volume 2: Agriculture
Volume 3: Family and Gender
Volume 4 (forthcoming): Cultural and Social History
Volume 5 (forthcoming): Medicine and Health
“当代中国史研究”书系是Brill和社会科学文献出版社之间的合作成果之一，该书系将中国优秀的历史学术研究呈现给英语读者群。该书系收录从《当代中国史研究》学术期刊精心挑选出的文章。该刊由中国社会科学研究院当代史所出版，是关于中国当代史（1949年后）最重要的国家出版物。“当代中国史研究”书系中的每本书（除第一本综合卷以外）都将围绕某个特定的主题，如农业、经济、外交和性别史，每本书都包括该学术领域专家撰写的简介，讨论该文集对于中国政治和思想变化的作用。该书系帮助读者具体了解中国历史学家如何认识自己国家的过去。该书系针对相关学科和重点领域的学者、研究人员以及感兴趣的普通读者。
Topics
Volume 1: Comprehensive Overview
Volume 2: Agriculture
Volume 3: Family and Gender
Volume 4 (forthcoming): Cultural and Social History
Volume 5 (forthcoming): Medicine and Health
How have the historical experiences and legacies of the communist revolution before 1949 and socialism under Mao influenced the course of reform and development in China since the 1980s? And how do Chinese intellectuals reexamine the aspects and trajectories of socialism and reform in China and reinterpret the links and discontinuities between them? The Rethinking Socialism and Reform in China series presents the most innovative studies in English translation by leading Chinese scholars, which have been originally published by Open Times (Kaifang shidai), one of the most influential journals in China that appeals to both academics and the general public. The planned volumes of the series cover a variety of themes ranging from the communist revolution, social control and mobilization, and everyday power relations in Maoist China, to economic change, governance and resistance, gender, ethnicity, and cultural issues in recent decades.
Selected Essays
Volume Editor:
The establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 heralded dramatic changes in Chinese cultural practices. This volume, the latest entry in the Historical Studies of Contemporary China series, includes 11 articles translated from Historical Studies of Contemporary China (Dangdai Zhongguo shi yanjiu), one of China’s leading academic journals.
The broad range of cultural forms covered include the book trade and publishing industry, comic strips, literacy and education, popular visual art, Peking Opera, and rural temple fairs. This volume introduces readers to cutting edge Chinese language scholarship and a vibrant cultural scene as it transitioned to the era of the People’s Republic, tracing the continuities as well as the changes in cultural life in China throughout the 20th century.
The broad range of cultural forms covered include the book trade and publishing industry, comic strips, literacy and education, popular visual art, Peking Opera, and rural temple fairs. This volume introduces readers to cutting edge Chinese language scholarship and a vibrant cultural scene as it transitioned to the era of the People’s Republic, tracing the continuities as well as the changes in cultural life in China throughout the 20th century.
Selected Essays
Volume Editor:
The establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 heralded dramatic changes in Chinese cultural practices. This volume, the latest entry in the Historical Studies of Contemporary China series, includes 11 articles translated from Historical Studies of Contemporary China (Dangdai Zhongguo shi yanjiu), one of China’s leading academic journals.
The broad range of cultural forms covered include the book trade and publishing industry, comic strips, literacy and education, popular visual art, Peking Opera, and rural temple fairs. This volume introduces readers to cutting edge Chinese language scholarship and a vibrant cultural scene as it transitioned to the era of the People’s Republic, tracing the continuities as well as the changes in cultural life in China throughout the 20th century.
The broad range of cultural forms covered include the book trade and publishing industry, comic strips, literacy and education, popular visual art, Peking Opera, and rural temple fairs. This volume introduces readers to cutting edge Chinese language scholarship and a vibrant cultural scene as it transitioned to the era of the People’s Republic, tracing the continuities as well as the changes in cultural life in China throughout the 20th century.
Abstract
Between 1949, the year of Beiping’s (now Beijing) peaceful liberation and the founding of the People’s Republic of China, and 1956, when government-private joint ownership was established through socialist reconfiguration of the publishing industry, China’s capital saw a series of changes to its publishing business. As a result, what had once been a highly decentralized industry in which government-owned and privately-owned enterprises co-existed quickly transformed into a uniformly state-controlled publicity machine with publishing, distribution, and printing as its foundation. Beijing became a pioneer and representative in building a publishing system in the People’s Republic, and the Beijing model was soon adopted nationwide. It would be difficult to overstate the role the establishment of a state-owned publishing industry played in publicizing the policies of the Communist Party of China (CPC), disseminating knowledge among the public and setting new social trends. This development had a huge impact on the Chinese people, for whom it ushered in a new era of reading.
Abstract
In the early years of the PRC, the prevalence of illiteracy and semi-illiteracy in the rural areas hindered the economic and social development of the country. Thus, extensive literacy education was imperative in these places. Led by the Central People’s Government, the provincial government of Shanxi attached great importance to elimination of illiteracy in the rural areas. Thanks to widespread publicity and mobilization, effective organization and management, and various ways of learning, the literacy campaign improved the farmers’ literacy levels and political awareness, promoted high ethical standards, and fostered talents for socialist construction. This thesis also studies problems in the campaign, such as tendencies toward formalism, bureaucratism and pedagogical rigidity that were the products of its time.
Abstract
After the founding of the PRC, as a higher adult literacy rate was needed for development of the country, a literacy campaign was started nationwide. The measures to promote literacy in Shanghai, a densely populated city with complex social stratification, were typical of nationwide efforts at that time. The literacy campaign in Shanghai was led by the government, with deep involvement of non-governmental forces. In other words, non-governmental forces were mobilized to teach literacy to the illiterate, resulting in a mass literacy campaign on an unprecedented scale.