Wind Against the Mountain: The Crisis of Politics and Culture in Thirteenth-Century China
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Richard Davis has expertly crafted a stirring narrative of the last years of Song, focusing on loyalist resistance to Mongol domination as more than just a political event. Davis convincingly argues that Song martyrs were dying for more than dynasty alone: martyrdom can be linked to other powerfully compelling symbols as well. Seen from the perspective of the conquered, the phenomenon of martyrdom reveals much about the cultural history of the...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0674953576
ISBN13:9780674953574
Release Date:November 1996
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Length:283 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"
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