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• catalog abstract "Falling between the great unified empires of the Han and T'ang, the Period of Division (A.D. 220-589) is one of the most overlooked and least understood eras in Chinese history. At the start of the fourth century much of China's traditional heartland fell under the control of ethnic non-Chinese. The remnants of the Chinese court fled to the still somewhat exotic region south of the Yangtze River, where an Eastern Chin dynasty (318-420) was established in virtual exile. The state's ability to command population and other resources had declined sharply from the heights of Han imperial splendor, but it retained considerable influence over most aspects of society, including the economy. This residual state power made possible the rise, through the monopolization of government office, of a new elite class - the literati, or shih-ta-fu. In this groundbreaking history, Charles Holcombe examines the conditions that produced the literati and shaped their activities during the first of the Southern dynasties, with particular attention to the life and thought of the fourth-century monk Chih Tun (314-366). The security of the literati's positions in the state, as well as the cooptation process through which they rose to office, encouraged them to neglect the details of actual administrative service and concentrate instead upon peer recognition through the refinement of social graces and through literary, artistic, and philosophical achievements. While the empire hung poised on the brink of ruin, fourth-century literati engaged in round after round of abstruse discussion concerning the ultimate meaning of existence. Their seemingly impractical dalliances blossomed, however, into an age of intellectual and cultural creativity second only to the Warring States period of the late classical era. The Southern dynasties even witnessed significant commercialization and economic growth. Far from the dark ages that their political disunity might imply, China's Southern dynasties reveal themselves to have been great eras of an unexpected kind. In the Shadow of the Han explores some of the implications of this distinctive Southern dynasty culture.".
• catalog alternative "Literati thought and society at the beginning of the Southern dynasties".
• catalog alternative "Project Muse UPCC books net".
• catalog contributor b6206463.
• catalog coverage "China History Northern and Southern dynasties, 386-589.".
• catalog created "c1994.".
• catalog date "1994".
• catalog date "c1994.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
• catalog description "1. Introduction: Reimagining China -- 2. Refugee State: A Brief Chronicle of the Eastern Chin -- 3. The Socioeconomic Order -- 4. The Institutional Machinery of Literati Ascendance -- 5. Literati Culture -- 6. "True Man": The Power of a Cultural Ideal -- 7. Epilogue: Imperial Restoration.".
• catalog description "Falling between the great unified empires of the Han and T'ang, the Period of Division (A.D. 220-589) is one of the most overlooked and least understood eras in Chinese history. At the start of the fourth century much of China's traditional heartland fell under the control of ethnic non-Chinese. The remnants of the Chinese court fled to the still somewhat exotic region south of the Yangtze River, where an Eastern Chin dynasty (318-420) was established in virtual exile. The state's ability to command population and other resources had declined sharply from the heights of Han imperial splendor, but it retained considerable influence over most aspects of society, including the economy. This residual state power made possible the rise, through the monopolization of government office, of a new elite class - the literati, or shih-ta-fu.".
• catalog description "In the Shadow of the Han explores some of the implications of this distinctive Southern dynasty culture.".
• catalog description "In this groundbreaking history, Charles Holcombe examines the conditions that produced the literati and shaped their activities during the first of the Southern dynasties, with particular attention to the life and thought of the fourth-century monk Chih Tun (314-366).".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-232) and index.".
• catalog description "The security of the literati's positions in the state, as well as the cooptation process through which they rose to office, encouraged them to neglect the details of actual administrative service and concentrate instead upon peer recognition through the refinement of social graces and through literary, artistic, and philosophical achievements. While the empire hung poised on the brink of ruin, fourth-century literati engaged in round after round of abstruse discussion concerning the ultimate meaning of existence. Their seemingly impractical dalliances blossomed, however, into an age of intellectual and cultural creativity second only to the Warring States period of the late classical era. The Southern dynasties even witnessed significant commercialization and economic growth. Far from the dark ages that their political disunity might imply, China's Southern dynasties reveal themselves to have been great eras of an unexpected kind.".
• catalog extent "xi, 238 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "In the shadow of the Han.".
• catalog identifier "0824815920 (acid-free paper)".
• catalog isFormatOf "In the shadow of the Han.".
• catalog issued "1994".
• catalog issued "c1994.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press,".
• catalog relation "In the shadow of the Han.".
• catalog spatial "China History Northern and Southern dynasties, 386-589.".
• catalog subject "DS748.6 .H65 1994X".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. Introduction: Reimagining China -- 2. Refugee State: A Brief Chronicle of the Eastern Chin -- 3. The Socioeconomic Order -- 4. The Institutional Machinery of Literati Ascendance -- 5. Literati Culture -- 6. "True Man": The Power of a Cultural Ideal -- 7. Epilogue: Imperial Restoration.".
• catalog title "In the shadow of the Han : literati thought and society at the beginning of the Southern dynasties / Charles Holcombe.".
• catalog title "Literati thought and society at the beginning of the Southern dynasties".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".