First published at 08:05 UTC on May 16th, 2022.
Lecture 34: As we saw in the last lecture, with the commercially minded Southern Song administration in charge, China unleashed a remarkable series of agricultural, technological, industrial, and commercial developments that transformed the state in…
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Lecture 34: As we saw in the last lecture, with the commercially minded Southern Song administration in charge, China unleashed a remarkable series of agricultural, technological, industrial, and commercial developments that transformed the state into the economic powerhouse of the world and had implications well beyond China. In this lecture, we’ll see the impact of this era of heightened economic activity on the core foundational ideas of Eastern civilization, particularly in everyday life, intellectual life, and attitudes toward women. We will then conclude this two-lecture series on the Song dynasty by widening our focus to look at its impact on the world economy of the 13th century.
Suggested Reading:
Ebrey, The Cambridge Illustrated History of China, chapter 6.
———, The Inner Quarters.
Fung Yulan, A History of Chinese Philosophy.
Lecture 35: https://www.bitchute.com/video/Qv8E2f73Ogpa/
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