| China's Courts and Concubines: Some People in Chinese History Contributor(s): Llewellyn, Bernard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138579998 ISBN-13: 9781138579996 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $118.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Regional Studies |
| Series: Routledge Library Editions: History of China |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.07 lbs) 216 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book, first published in 1956, contains the stuff of other people's memories. Thus you will read of magicians and immortals; of dragons and pills of eternal life; of generals and eunuchs; of emperors and poets; of palaces and concubines. The author has made nothing up; if there are liars along the route, they were there before he came along. The study of stories and ballads from deep in a country's past can tell a reader much about the present-day culture of a society; this is surely true with these tales from China's history. |