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"The Politics of the Eastern Jin Dynasty" Author: Tian Yuqing Peking University Press Douban Books Top 250
"The Politics of the Eastern Jin Dynasty" Author: Tian Yuqing Peking University Press Douban Books Top 250
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Introduction · · · · · ·
With rich historical data and careful textual research and analysis, this book re-explores the issue of aristocratic politics in medieval Chinese history, arguing that the aristocratic politics of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, as commonly known by Chinese and foreign scholars, actually only existed during the Eastern Jin Dynasty; aristocratic politics was a perversion of imperial politics under specific historical conditions, which was temporary and transitional, and its form of existence was the co-governance of aristocratic families and imperial power. This book does not fall into the stereotype of discussing aristocratic families through marriage and official career, and provides insightful insights into this important issue in medieval Chinese political history, which has high academic value.
About the Author
Tian Yuqing, born in Xiangyin, Hunan in 1924, is a professor at the Department of History of Peking University. His major works include Outline of Chinese History (co-authored, edited by Jian Bozan, won the first National Education Commission University Textbook Special Award); Aristocratic Politics in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (first National Book Award), Exploration of the History of Qin, Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties, and Exploration of the History of Tuoba.
