History of the Song Dynasty: A Chinese Dynastic History

An important scholarly work by Chen Zhen, a renowned expert on Song history. It offers a detailed and precise account of the changes and developments in the Song Dynasty, a Chinese dynasty weakened throughout its history, covering its political and military institutions, social economy, thought and culture, civil service examinations and education, literature and the arts, science and technology, and social life. The revised and expanded edition fully reflects the latest achievements in contemporary Song history research.