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The Enlightened Judgments: Ch'Ing-Ming Chi : The Sung Dynasty Collection (S U N Y Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture) | 
 enlarge | Creators: Brian E. Mcknight, James T. C. Liu
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 3215893
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 640
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.4
ISBN: 0791442438
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.0951
EAN: 9780791442432
ASIN: 0791442438
Publication Date: August 1999
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Product Description
The Enlightened Judgments introduces everyday life in thirteenth-century China. The Sung Dynasty author of the collection brought together a host of documents selected from local judicial decisions and official papers to provide insights into contemporary life and its problems. It introduces a wonderful cast of Chinese characters-soldiers, merchants, gamblers, fishmongers, farmers, prostitutes, officials, local clerks, boatmen, military officers, Buddhist monks, lowly members of the imperial clan, local strongmen, and landlords. Relatives support one another or argue bitterly over property, abuse one another physically and verbally, or stand together resolutely in the face of outside trouble. Marriages, divorces, adoptions, inheritances, and commercial dealings of various sorts provide the core topics of the judicial decisions. Petty crimes-assaults between fishmongers, extortions by fishermen, even dressing in drag-are mixed with brutal stories that touch on torture, homicide, and enslavement. No other work so vividly portrays the difficulties of daily life in China a millennium ago. This work offers translations of the original texts, introductions that set these pieces in context, and headnotes to each entry which provide a brief guide to clarify the content of the selection.
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A look into the Sung Dynasty April 16, 2000
I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in classical Chinese culture. This book gives an interesting insight into the life of a Sung Dynasty official. Various aspects of life are covered in this collection of documents. As much as I enjoyed the insight into this time and place, I would not recommend this book to someone looking for just light reading. Those interested in classical Chinese books might also look towards fiction such as The Water Margin, Dream of a Red Chamber, Monkey...
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