China Between Empires: The Northern and Southern Dynasties

by Mark Edward Lewis

Book Overview

After the collapse of the Han dynasty in the third century CE, China divided along a north-south line. Mark Lewis traces the changes that both underlay and resulted from this split in a period that saw the geographic redefinition of China, more engagement with the outside world, significant changes to family life, developments in the literary and social arenas, and the introduction of new religions.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674060350
• ISBN13: 9780674060357
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"