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1 online resource (339 p.) |
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New York Academy of Sciences Ser |
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New York Academy of Sciences Ser
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| Contents |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- Maps -- Timeline -- Chapter 1 The Paradox of Agriculture and its Impact on China and Western Civilization -- The Oldest Paradox -- Chinese Agriculture -- Origins of Chinese Agriculture -- China's Domesticated Animals -- Ancient Chinese Tools -- The First Chinese Plow -- The First Chinese Dynasties -- The Xia Dynasty (2205-1766 BCE) -- The Shang Dynasty (1766-1046 BCE) -- The Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BCE) -- The Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) -- The Rise of the Han Dynasty (202 BCE- CE 220) |
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Roman Agriculture -- Italian Agriculture -- Egypt -- The Levant and Mesopotamia -- Greece -- Overview of the Roman Economy -- Notes -- Chapter 2 Ancient Philosophy: Chinese versus Western -- The Chinese Quest for Stability -- Confucianism: The First Generation -- Daoism: A New Vision of the Way -- Confucianism's Second Generation: Mengzi -- Daoism's Second Generation: Zhuangzi -- Legalism: Xunzi -- Legalism's Second Generation: Han Feizi -- Implementing Legalism: Li Si and the Qin Dynasty -- The Han Dynasty -- The Greek Worldview: Part One-the Problem |
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The Greek Worldview: Part Two-the Quest for a Solution -- Socratic Thought -- Plato -- Aristotle -- The Roman Worldview -- The Roman Constitution -- Corruption -- The Kosmopolite -- Christianity -- Notes -- Chapter 3 The Nomads -- Two Incompatible Lifestyles: Nomads versus Farmers -- The Persistent Nomadic Threat, Cannon, and China's Three Main Issues -- Geographic Features of the Steppe and China -- Nomads, Trade, and Migrations -- Nomadic Tactics -- The Charismatic Leader -- Han Wudi-China's Warrior Emperor -- The Silk Road: Revelation of a Deadly Paradox of Culture |
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The Calorie Advantage and Diseases of Plant Cultivators -- Roman and Han China Suffer a Major Demographic Crisis -- Loyalty, the State, and Paradise Lost -- Daoism -- Buddhism -- An Era of Chaos -- The Fall of Rome -- The Danube -- The Rhine -- The Xiongnu, the Huns, and the Germans -- Chinese Potential for Reunification versus Western Fragmentation -- Notes -- Chapter 4 Contrasting Medieval China and Europe -- Unexpected Consequences -- Revisiting the Paradox of Agriculture -- The Sui Dynasty (581-618) -- The Tang Dynasty (618-906) and the Rejuvenation of China -- The Tang Economy |
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The Song (960-1279): The Golden Age Continues -- The Song Economy -- A Nomadic Interlude -- Evolution of Feudalism during the Fall of Rome -- Medieval Agriculture: The Rise of Feudalism -- The Moldboard Plow -- The Horse Collar and Horse Shoes -- Feudalism -- The Impact of Climate and Medieval Agriculture on Feudalism -- The Emergence of a New Medieval Economy -- The Late Middle Ages (1300-1500) -- The Babylonian Captivity of the Papacy and Western Schism -- The Rise of Royal Power in Western Europe -- Social Changes -- Contrasting Systems: A Unified China versus a Fragmented Europe -- Notes |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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Chapter 5 China and Medieval Europe: Cultural Orthodoxy and Creativity |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781118879962 |
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1118879961 |
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