Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-324) and index
The geography of the north and south China -- The rise of the great families -- Military dynasticism -- Urban transformation -- Rural life -- China and the outer world -- Redefining kinship -- Daoism and Buddhism -- Writing.
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