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02920aam a2200481 i 4500 001 066D3B546B5411E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 131126s2014 mauab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2013038080 020 $a 0674492056 020 $a 9780674492059 035 $a (OCoLC)862102530 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BTCTA $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d YDXCP $d OSU $d COO $d PUL $d YAM $d STF $d OCLCO $d ZCU $d CDX $d CHVBK $d YUS $d OCLCQ $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a a-cc--- 050 00 $a DS749.35 .T33 2014 082 00 $a 951/.01708621 $2 23 100 1 $a Tackett, Nicolas, $d 1975- 245 14 $a The destruction of the medieval Chinese aristocracy / $c Nicolas Tackett. 264 1 $a Cambridge, Massachusetts : $b Harvard University Asia Center, $c 2014. 300 $a xiv, 281 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; $v 93 520 2 $a "Tackett resolves the enigma of the complete disappearance by the tenth century of the medieval Chinese aristocracy, analyzing a dazzling array of sources to demonstrate that the great Tang aristocratic families were far more successful than previously believed in adapting to the many transformations of the seventh and eighth centuries"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-264) and indexes. 505 0 $a Map of Tang China -- Conventions -- Introduction -- The transformation of medieval elites -- Tomb epitaphs as a historical source -- Chapter One. The bureaucratic aristocracy of medieval China -- Chapter Two. The geography of power -- Chapter Three. Capital elite marriage networks -- Chapter Four. The late Tang provinces -- Chapter Five. Huang Chao and the destruction of the medieval aristocracy -- Appendix A: Guide to the accompanying database -- Appendix B: Estimating the total size of the late Tang capital elite -- Appendix C: Sources of ninth-century excavated epitaphs. 651 0 $a China $x History $y Tang dynasty, 618-907. 651 0 $a China $x History $y Tang dynasty, 618-907 $v Sources. 650 0 $a Aristocracy (Social class) $z China $x History $y To 1500. 650 0 $a Elite (Social sciences) $z China $x History $y To 1500. 650 0 $a Power (Social sciences) $z China $x History $y To 1500. 650 0 $a Social change $z China $x History $y To 1500. 650 0 $a Adjustment (Psychology) $x History $z China $x History $y To 1500. 651 0 $a China $x Social life and customs $y 221 B.C.-960 A.D. 651 0 $a China $x Social conditions $y 221 B.C.-960 A.D. 650 7 $a Tangdynastie. $0 (DE-588)4105770-3 $2 gnd 650 7 $a Aristokratie. $0 (DE-588)4130286-2 $2 gnd 651 7 $a China. $0 (DE-588)4009937-4 $2 gnd 830 0 $a Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; $v 93. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826044307.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=066D3B546B5411E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search