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Wind Against the Mountain: The Crisis of Politics and Culture in Thirteenth-Century China (Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series)
Wind Against the Mountain The Crisis of Politics and Culture in ThirteenthCentury China - Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series Author:Richard L. Davis Richard Davis has expertly crafted a stirring narrative of the last years of Song, focusing on loyalist resistance to Mongol domination. Davis challenges the traditional view of Song martyrdom as a simple expression of political duty by examining the phenomenon instead from the perspective of material life and masculine identity. He also ex... more »plores the tensions between the outer court of militant radicals and an inner court run by female regents--tensions that reflect the broader split between factions of Song government as well as societal conflict. Davis reveals the true magnitude of the loyalist phenomenon in this beautifully written, fascinating study of Song political loyalty and cultural values. This monograph, number 42, is in the Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series of the Harvard Council on East Asian Studies, and is distributed by Harvard University Press.« less