| Description |
1 online resource (297 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, photographs |
| Contents |
Cover; The Mongol Century: Visual Cultures of Yuan China, 1271-1368; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction: China or Cathay?; One: Dadu: Eurasia's Metropolis; Two: The Impunity of a Religious Vandal; Three: Heaven's Omens: Earthquakes, Typhoons, Floods, Dragons; Four: China's Examination Halls Reopen; Five: The Hall of The Stars: The Dissemination of a Yuan Literary Culture; Six: The World In Flux: The Arts Amid Floods And Rebellions; Seven: Blue-And-White, The Yuan Global Brand; Conclusion; Appendix: The Yuan Dynasty -- Rulers and Reigns; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements |
| Summary |
The Mongol Century explores the visual world of China's Yuan dynasty (1271-1368), the spectacular but short-lived regime founded by Khubilai Khan, regarded as the pre-eminent khanate of the Mongol empire. This book illuminates the Yuan era - full of conflicts and complex interactions between Mongol power and Chinese heritage - by delving into the visual history of its culture. Shane McCausland considers how Mongol governance and values imposed a new order on China's culture and how a sedentary, agrarian China posed specific challenges to the Mongols' militarist and nomadic lifestyle. He also ex |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Art, Chinese -- Song-Yuan dynasties, 960-1368.
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Art and society -- China -- History
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ART -- History -- General.
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Yuan Dynasty (China)
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Art and society
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Art, Chinese -- Song-Yuan dynasties
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| SUBJECT |
China -- History -- Yuan dynasty, 1260-1368.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024071
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| Subject |
China
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781780234045 |
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178023404X |
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