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Indlæser... Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty: His Life, Times, And Legacy (Suny Series in Chinese Philosophy Ans Culture)af Victor Cunrui Xiong
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Good account of the emperor whose grandiose ambitions destroyed the Sui Dynasty and paved the way for the Tang Dynasty. The traditional view fitted Yang into the conventional "evil last emperor of a dynasty" tradition, but some recent historians have discounted this and pointed to Yang's achievement, notably building the Grand Canal linking the Yellow River to the Yangtze, which became a central part of the Chinese transportation system. The blurb says Xiong's account is a moderate one between the two conflicting views, but in fact he seems to lean closer to the traditional account, noting Yang wasted more money on building places and trying to conquer Koguryo than on the Grand Canal. ( ) ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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Looking at the life and legacy of Emperor Yang (569-618) of the brief Sui dynasty in a new light, this book presents a compelling case for his importance to Chinese history. Author Victor Cunrui Xiong utilizes traditional scholarship and secondary literature from China, Japan, and the West to go beyond the common perception of Emperor Yang as merely a profligate tyrant. Xiong accepts neither the traditional verdict against Emperor Yang nor the apologist effort to revise it, and instead offers a reassessment of Emperor Yang by exploring the larger political, economic, military, religious, and diplomatic contexts of Sui society. This reconstruction of the life of Emperor Yang reveals an astute visionary with literary, administrative, and reformist accomplishments. While a series of strategic blunders resulting from the darker side of his personality led to the collapse of the socioeconomic order and to his own death, the Sui legacy that Emperor Yang left behind lived on to provide the foundation for the rise of the Tang dynasty, the pinnacle of medieval Chinese civilization. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Indlæser... GenrerMelvil Decimal System (DDC)951.016History and Geography Asia China and region History Early history to 960 Sui dynastyLC-klassificeringVurderingGennemsnit:
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