Academies and Society in Southern Sung China

By Linda A. Walton

Academies were part of the educational institutions of the Sung (960-1279), an era in China marked by profound changes in economy, technology, thought, and social and political order. This study explains the phenomenon in the light of the changes in society and in intellectual circles.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824819624
• ISBN13: 9780824819620
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 309 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"