Emperor Huizong /
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| Author / Creator: | Ebrey, Patricia Buckley, 1947- author. |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2014. ©2014 |
| Description: | xxix, 661 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 25 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9966990 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Tables, Maps, and Illustrations
- Preface
- Note on Ages, Dates, and Other Conventions
- Chronology
- Cast of Characters
- Genealogy of the Song Emperors and Empresses
- I. Learning to Rule, 1082-1108
- 1. Growing Up in the Palace, 1082-1099
- 2. Taking the Throne, 1100
- 3. Trying for Balance, 1101-1102
- 4. Choosing the Reformers, 1102-1108
- II. Striving for Magnificence, 1102-1112
- 5. Placing Faith in Daoism, 1100-1110
- 6. Embracing and Revitalizing Tradition
- 7. Welcoming Masters and Experts
- 8. Crafting an Image as an Artist
- III. Anticipating Great Things, 1107-1120
- 9. Pursuing the Monumental
- 10. Finding Pleasure in Court and Palace Life
- 11. Working with Councilors
- 12. Accepting Divine Revelations, 1110-1119
- 13. Allying with Jin
- IV. Confronting Failure, 1121-1135
- 14. Adjusting to Military Setbacks, 1121-1125
- 15. Abdicating the Throne, 1125-1126
- 16. Losing Everything, 1126-1127
- 17. Enduring Captivity, 1127-1135
- Afterword
- Appendix A. Reasons for Rejecting Some Common Stories about Huizong and His Court
- Appendix B. HuizongÆs Consorts and Their Children
- Timeline
- Notes
- References
- Chinese Character Glossary
- Index