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Product Description: This volume seeks to study the connections between two well-studied epochs in Chinese history: the mid-imperial era of the Tang and Song (ca. 800-1270) and the late imperial era of the late Ming and Qing (1550-1900). Both eras are seen as periods of explosive change, particularly in economic activity, characterized by the emergence of new forms of social organization and a dramatic expansion in knowledge and culture...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Expansion, Settlement, and the Civilizing of the Sichuan Frontier in Song Times