Princeton University Press, 1981. Trade paperback in very good condition.. Soft cover. (more information)

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Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1981 xvi, 487 pp. Plates, bibliographical footnotes, 2 appendices, index, list of contributors. A very important collection of 11 scholarly papers by leading experts on the Yüan Dynasty. CONTENTS: Introduction [John D. Langlois]. 1) Structure and function in the Yuan imperial government [David M. Farquhar]. 2) Chinese official historiography at the Yüan court: The composition of the Liao, Chin, and Sung histories [Hok-lam Chan]. 3) Southern Chinese scholars and educational institutions in early Yüan: Some preliminary remarks [Yan-shuan Lao]. 4) Political thought in Chin-hua under Mongol rule [John D. Langlois]. 5) Wu Ch"eng and the perpetuation of the classical heritage in the Yüan [David Gedalecia]. 6) Yü Chi and southern Taoism during the Yüan period [K'o-k'uan Sun]. 7) The Muslims in the early Yüan Dynasty [Morris Rossabi]. 8) Tibetans in Yüan China [Herbert Franke]. 9) The role of Wu-hsing in early Yüan artistic development under Mongol rule [Chu-tsing Li]. 10) The impact of reunification: northern elements in the life and art of Hsien-yü Shu [1257?-1302] and their relation to early Yüan literati culture [Marilyn Wong Fu]. 11) Mongol influence on the development of northern drama [Stephen H. West]. CONDITION: Very light overall handling wear to covers (no creasing to spine). Text clean and neat. Former owner's name written on blank front free endpaper.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 24 x 16 cm. (more information)

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