Bing: From Farmer's Son to Magistrate in Han China by Michael Loewe

Bing: From Farmer's Son to Magistrate in Han China by Michael Loewe

Depicts the imagined life of an ordinary person, Bing Wu, from the hardships of his earliest years on a rural farm to his retirement from a respected position in government service.

q>Only a master of the history of the early empires in China such as Michael Loewe could have spun this story tracing the gradual rise of a sympathetic character from plow boy to the official ranks at the Han courtTeachers will surely want to assign it to their students, as it perfectly illustrates key points that Loewe has made in more academic publications, for example, his Everyday Life in Early Imperial China during the Han Period 202 BC-AD 220. Comparative historians will find a wealth of information in it, including helpful notes suggesting further readings. Bing is as good as it gets in historical fiction. --Michael Nylan, University of California, Berkeley

Fascinating account of Han society and social morality. Enjoyable to read. Great supplement for courses on traditional China. --Sue Fawn Chung, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

This book is wonderful. Only someone with Loewe's deep and broad knowledge could provide such a work of historical fiction that gives life to the gleanings of historical research that are too scattered and incomplete for the less skilled to harvest. Add to this the interesting story and this makes for an effective, useful supplementary reading for courses on Chinese history. --Steven Davidson, Southwestern University

Michael Loewe is an Emeritus Fellow of Clare Hall. From 1963 to 1990, he was University Lecturer in Chinese Studies at the University of Cambridge. He has served as Visiting Professor at Harvard University and The University of Chicago.

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ISBN 13	9781603846226
ISBN 10	1603846220
Title	Bing: From Farmer's Son to Magistrate in Han China
Author	Michael Loewe
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Year published	2011-09-15
Number of pages	219
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