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The Cambridge history of Japan. Volume 2, Heian Japan / edited by Donald H. Shively, William H. McCu...

The Cambridge history of Japan. Volume 2, Heian Japan /...

The Cambridge history of Japan. Volume 2, Heian Japan / edited by Donald H. Shively, William H. McCu...

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The Cambridge history of Japan. Volume 2, Heian Japan / edited by Donald H. Shively, William H. McCullough. [electronic resource]

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Full title

The Cambridge history of Japan. Volume 2, Heian Japan / edited by Donald H. Shively, William H. McCullough. [electronic resource]

Publisher

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1999.

Alternative title

BOOK

Record Identifier

74VKVZR34key

MMS ID

991023970917502626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

1 online resource (xxiii, 754 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Content type

text

Media type

computer

Carrier type

online resource

Contents

Introduction / Donald H. Shively and William H. McCullough -- The Heian court, 794-1070 / William H. McCullough -- The capital and its society / Land and society / Dana Morris -- Provincial administration and land tenure in early Heian / Cornelius J. Kiley -- Chinese learning and intellectual life /...

Publication information

Publisher

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1999.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

1999.

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Summary

This volume provides the most comprehensive treatment of the Heian period, the golden age of the Japanese imperial court, in any Western language. From Heian-kyo, founded in 794, the Japanese emperor ruled over an elaborate government modelled on China's absolute monarchy. Ambassadors to the T'ang court and students studying in China brought back l...

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Full title

The Cambridge history of Japan. Volume 2, Heian Japan / edited by Donald H. Shively, William H. McCullough. [electronic resource]

Variant title

BOOK

Notes

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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Nov 2015).

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English

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Record Identifier

74VKVZR34key

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVZR34key

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ISBN

1-139-05369-8

DDC

952.01

MMS ID

991023970917502626

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