Culture and Power in the Reconstitution of the Chinese Realm, 200-600

Patricia Buckley Ebrey, Scott Pearce, Audrey G. Spiro, Professor of History and Chinese Studies Patricia Buckley Ebrey — 2001

But despite the violence and volatility, these centuries were a time of extraordinary cultural flowering, which reshaped and deeply enriched Chinese civilization. Culture and cultural change are the primary focuses of the eight essays in this volume.".