Mirroring the Past: The Writing and Use of History in Imperial China by On-Cho Ng, Q. Edward Wang
Mirroring the Past: The Writing and Use of History in Imperial China

On-Cho Ng, Q. Edward Wang

Mirroring the Past: The Writing and Use of History in Imperial China

On-Cho Ng, Q. Edward Wang

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China is known for its deep veneration of history. Far more than a record of the past, history to the Chinese is the magister vitae (teacher of life): the storehouse of moral lessons and bureaucratic precedents. Mirroring the Past presents a compr...

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