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In the Wake of the Mongols
The Making of a New Social Order in North China, 1200β1600
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The Mongol conquest of north China inflicted terrible destruction, wiping out more than one-third of the population and dismantling the existing social order. Jinping Wang recounts the riveting story of how northern Chinese people adapted to these trying circumstances and interacted with their conquerors to create a drastically new social order.
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The Mongol conquest of north China between 1211 and 1234 inflicted terrible wartime destruction, wiping out more than one-third of the population and dismantling the existing social order.
In the Wake of the Mongols recounts the riveting story of how northern Chinese men and women adapted to these trying circumstances and interacted with their alien Mongol conquerors to create a drastically new social order. To construct this story, the book uses a previously unknown source of inscriptions recorded on stone tablets.
Jinping Wang explores a north China where Mongol patrons, Daoist priests, Buddhist monks, and sometimes single womenβrather than Confucian gentryβexercised power and shaped events, a portrait that upends the conventional view of imperial Chinese society. Setting the stage by portraying the late Jin and closing by tracing the Mongol period's legacy during the Ming dynasty, she delineates the changing social dynamics over four centuries in the northern province of Shanxi, still a poorly understood region.
Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series
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In the Wake of the Mongols by Jinping Wang is praised for challenging conventional narratives around Sinicization and offering fresh perspectives on the social history of middle-period China. It stands out by focusing on north China and utilising newly available inscriptional sources, enriching our understanding of this era. The book is highly regarded for its meticulous scholarship and remarkable translations, significantly advancing knowledge of the Mongol and Yuan dynasty periods.
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ISBN: 9780674247895
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 18 August 2020
Country: United States
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Illustration: 8 color photos, 5 photos, 5 illus., 4 maps, 3 tables
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 368
About the Author
Jinping Wang is Associate Professor of History at the National University of Singapore.
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