{"product_id":"genealogy-and-status-9780674291294","title":"Genealogy and Status","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerhaps the most striking feature of \u003ci\u003eGenealogy and Status\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eGenealogy and Status\u003c\/i\u003e 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 *","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403579072855,"sku":"9780674291294","price":43.31,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674291294.jpg?v=1730483890","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/genealogy-and-status-9780674291294","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}