The Opinions of Local Officials in the Southern Song Dynasty
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An acclaimed classic in the study of modern Japanese Sinology! When the two Song Dynasties migrated, the refugees from the north and the military pressure from the Jin and Yuan Dynasties made the Southern Song Dynasty breathless. In the past, researchers focused more on historical discussions in the fields of politics, economy, military, and diplomacy of the Southern Song Dynasty, but lacked understanding of the people in this dynasty that was based in the south of the Yangtze River. This book uses a unique interpretation of two important documents at the time, "Ming Gong Shu Tan Qing Ming Collection" and "Yuan Shi Shi Fan", to explain how the Jiangnan court used the wealth of the south, the people's loyalty and diligence, and the officials' conservative mentality to obtain resources to stabilize the regime in this dangerous situation, thus opening up a prosperous era of Zhongxing that lasted for many years. The book analyzes the mentality of local officials rooted in the south from the perspectives of judicial judgment, political reform, and personnel appointments. At the same time, it also draws out the logic of traditional Chinese scholars and their views on emotion, reason, and law, thereby providing readers with a rare model of the history of ancient Chinese political mentality. It is a rare sinological research classic with solid foundation and strong readability.
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