Wind Against The Mountain

Author : Richard L. Davis
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 1684170222
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wind Against the Mountain written by Richard L. Davis and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard Davis has expertly crafted a stirring narrative of the last years of Song, focusing on loyalist resistance to Mongol domination as more than just a political event. Davis convincingly argues that Song martyrs were dying for more than dynasty alone: martyrdom can be linked to other powerfully compelling symbols as well. Seen from the perspective of the conquered, the phenomenon of martyrdom reveals much about the cultural history of the Song. Davis challenges the traditional view of Song martyrdom as a simple expression of political duty by examining the phenomenon instead from the perspective of material life and masculine identity. He also explores the tensions between the outer court of militant radicals and an inner court run by female regents—tensions that reflect the broader split between factions of Song government as well as societal conflict. Davis reveals the true magnitude of the loyalist phenomenon in this beautifully written, fascinating study of Song political loyalty and cultural values.

Author : Charles Alma Wilson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780961626112
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bloody Tracks on the Mountain where the Wild Winds Blow written by Charles Alma Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1985-01-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael G Chang
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 1684174562
Total Pages : 574 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Court on Horseback written by Michael G Chang and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-03-23 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Between 1751 and 1784, the Qianlong emperor embarked upon six southern tours, traveling from Beijing to Jiangnan and back. These tours were exercises in political theater that took the Manchu emperor through one of the Qing empire’s most prosperous regions.This study elucidates the tensions and the constant negotiations characterizing the relationship between the imperial center and Jiangnan, which straddled the two key provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Politically, economically, and culturally, Jiangnan was the undisputed center of the Han Chinese world; it also remained a bastion of Ming loyalism and anti-Manchu sentiment. How did the Qing court constitute its authority and legitimate its domination over this pivotal region? What were the precise terms and historical dynamics of Qing rule over China proper during the long eighteenth century?In the course of addressing such questions, this study also explores the political culture within and through which High Qing rule was constituted and contested by a range of actors, all of whom operated within socially and historically structured contexts. The author argues that the southern tours occupied a central place in the historical formation of Qing rule during a period of momentous change affecting all strata of the eighteenth-century polity."

Author : Ken Rosenthal
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780999340868
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Days on the Mountain written by Ken Rosenthal and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-15 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Days On The Mountain' features photographs made in and near Rosenthal's cabin in Washington state over a fifteen year period. The meditative, poetic narrative serves as an introduction to his acclaimed series 'The Forest'. With essays by photographic historian/writer George Slade and Ken Rosenthal.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 738 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Grove Karl Gilbert
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Studies of Basin-range Structure written by Grove Karl Gilbert and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Geoffrey Winthrop Young
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mountain Craft written by Geoffrey Winthrop Young and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : U.S. Department of Agriculture – Forest Service
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0359769527
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book FIRE WEATHER: Agriculture Handbook 360 written by U.S. Department of Agriculture – Forest Service and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-07-03 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weather is never static. It is always dynamic. Its interpretation is an art. The environment is in control in wildland firefighting. Free-burning fires are literally nourished by weather elements, atmospheric components, and atmospheric motion. Outguessing Mother Nature in order to win control is an extremely difficult task. We need to soothe her with understanding. We have attempted to present information in such a way that your daily and seasonal awareness of fire weather can begin with reliable basic knowledge. We have kept the use of technical terms to a minimum, but where it was necessary for clear and accurate presentation, we have introduced and defined the proper terms. Growing awareness of fire weather, when combined with related experience on fires, can develop into increasingly intuitive, rapid, and accurate applications. Toward this end, we have preceded each chapter with a paragraph or two on important points to look for in relating weather factors to fire control planning and action.

Author : Grace Lin
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0316052604
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Newbery Honor Book) written by Grace Lin and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Time Magazine 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time selection!​ A Reader’s Digest Best Children’s Book of All Time​! This stunning fantasy inspired by Chinese folklore is a companion novel to Starry River of the Sky and the New York Times bestselling and National Book Award finalist When the Sea Turned to Silver In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. In the evenings, her father regales her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man on the Moon, who knows the answers to all of life's questions. Inspired by these stories, Minli sets off on an extraordinary journey to find the Old Man on the Moon to ask him how she can change her family's fortune. She encounters an assorted cast of characters and magical creatures along the way, including a dragon who accompanies her on her quest for the ultimate answer. Grace Lin, author of the beloved Year of the Dog and Year of the Rat returns with a wondrous story of adventure, faith, and friendship. A fantasy crossed with Chinese folklore, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is a timeless story reminiscent of The Wizard of Oz and Kelly Barnhill's The Girl Who Drank the Moon. Her beautiful illustrations, printed in full-color, accompany the text throughout. Once again, she has created a charming, engaging book for young readers.

Author : Linda Walton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110835629X
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Middle Imperial China, 900–1350 written by Linda Walton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-07-31 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this highly readable and engaging work, Linda Walton presents a dynamic survey of China's history from the tenth through the mid-fourteenth centuries from the founding of the Song dynasty through the Mongol conquest when Song China became part of the Mongol Empire and Marco Polo made his famous journey to the court of the Great Khan. Adopting a thematic approach, she highlights the political, social, economic, intellectual, and cultural changes and continuities of the period often conceptualized as 'Middle Imperial China'. Particular emphasis is given to themes that inform scholarship on world history: religion, the state, the dynamics of empire, the transmission of knowledge, the formation of political elites, gender, and the family. Consistent coverage of peoples beyond the borders – Khitan, Tangut, Jurchen, and Mongol, among others – provides a broader East Asian context and introduces a more nuanced, integrated representation of China's past.