Representing lives in China: forms of biography in the Ming-Qing Period, 1368-1911

"The chapters in this ground-breaking volume examine the complex practices of biographical writing in Ming and Qing China. The authors draw on a rich variety of sources to answer some basic questions: Who were the writers of these texts and the subjects of their biographical constructions? What...

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Weitere Verfasser: Pidhainy, Ihor (HerausgeberIn), Des Forges, Roger V. 1942- (HerausgeberIn), Fong, Grace S. 1948- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Ithaca, N.Y., USA Cornell University East Asia Program [2018]
Schriftenreihe:Cornell East Asia Series Number 191
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Zusammenfassung:"The chapters in this ground-breaking volume examine the complex practices of biographical writing in Ming and Qing China. The authors draw on a rich variety of sources to answer some basic questions: Who were the writers of these texts and the subjects of their biographical constructions? What motivated these textual productions and sustained the routes from (re)creations to (re)publications? The informed and fascinating readings illuminate the enduring appeal of representing and represented lives in Chinese history." -- publisher website
Beschreibung:x, 461 Seiten Illustrationen 23 cm
ISBN:9781939161017
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