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A carregar... Ancestors: 900 Years in the Life of a Chinese Family (edição 1988)por Frank Ching
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. A very different type of history, told through the lives of generations of a particular clan, the Chins of eastern China. This could have only been written of China, where clans have kept written histories over centuries, maintained their clan temples, and kept records of their genealogies. Of course, the reader has to take it on faith that all these accounts are from the actual records, and that the persons and events are not just made up. If they are genuine, then they provide an extraordinary account of the turbulent history of this vast continent and populace from the point of view of the middle-class, middle-level scholar-official class, the ones thrown up (and sometimes thrown out) by the system of examinations based on the Confucian classics, and the ups and downs of royal favour. Also valuable are the lessons in living wisely afforded by many of the stories, especially of those who fell on bad times, who got dismissed by the rulers, who could not make it through the selection process, or who were just not favoured by fortune. However, the book does end abruptly on the eve of the modern era, which suggests that the author was not quite ready to deal with the revolution(s) and the aftermath, which may have destroyed the clan structure. ( ) sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
Frank Ching brings to life 900 years of Chinese history through his own fascinating family tree. Beginning with his search for the grave of his first recorded ancestor, the 11th century poet Qin Quan, and ending with a moving account of his relationship with his father, a victim of China's historic upheaval, Frank Ching introduces a colourful cast of characters. His unbroken family line includes - among many others - a lovelorn concubine, a traitor, a military hero, an imperial ghost-writer, a minister of punishments and a woman noted for her skills in both verse and martial arts. There is scarcely an aspect of Chinese life, from shamanism to violent rebellion, that Ching doesn't touch upon in this fascinating work. Through his vivid and personal portraits of his ancestors the history of China itself unfolds- from the days of the ancient empire to its radical transformation today. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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