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The Destruction Of The Medieval Chinese Aristocracy
Nicolas Tackett · 2014 · 289 pages
Aristocracy (social class)China, historyElite (social sciences)Power (social sciences)Social changeAdjustment (psychology)
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"Tackett resolves the enigma of the complete disappearance by the tenth century of the medieval Chinese aristocracy, analyzing a dazzling array of sources to demonstrate that the great Tang aristocratic families were far more successful than previously believed in adapting to the many transformations of the seventh and eighth centuries"--
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