China’s Northern Wei Dynasty, 386-535 : The Struggle for Legitimacy (Hardcover)

Introduction Chapter 1. History of the Northern Wei and the Southern Dynasties Chapter 2. Establishing Legitimacy: The Northern Wei’s Practice Chapter 3. Preserving Legitimacy: The Southern Dynasties’ Practices Chapter 4. Tang Scholars’ views on the Northern Wei’s Legitimacy Chapter 5. Song Scholars’ views on the Northern Wei’s Legitimacy Chapter 6. Ming and Qing Scholars’ views on the Northern Wei’s Legitimacy Chapter 7. Traditional Chinese Views of Legitimacy and its Evolution Epilogue Bibliography