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Book SynopsisBy shedding light on a long-forgotten epigraphic genre called genealogical steles that flourished in North China during the Mongol Empire, or Yuan Dynasty (12711368), Genealogy and Status explores the ways the conquered Chinese people understood and represented the alien Mongol ruling principles and kinship through their own cultural tradition.
Trade ReviewPerhaps the most striking feature of
Genealogy and Status is its extraordinary command of epigraphic materials. …The appendices…represent a wealth of information in themselves and will no doubt become an indispensable epigraphic reference for anyone interested in north China during the Jin and Yuan periods. Of course,
Genealogy and Status is not just an epigraphic compendium, but also a fine-grained consideration of elite formation, office-holding, and kinship in northern China. This book is a most welcomed addition to the study of north China under Mongol rule. -- David Robinson * Journal of Chinese History *
