Xun Xu and the politics of precision in third-century AD China /

"This biography of the court scholar Xun Xu explores central areas of intellectual life in third-century China - court lyrics, music, metrology, pitch systems, archeology, and historiography. It clarifies the relevant source texts in order to reveal fierce debates. Besides solving technical puz...

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Main Author: Goodman, Howard L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
Series:Sinica Leidensia ; v. 95.
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Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central