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Books by Meng Man
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Princess Taiping and Her Era 太平公主和她的时代
Never before had so many women at once plunged into such fierce and complicated political power struggles! Wu Zetian successfully overturned the traditional belief that only men could become emperors, and inspired the political ambitions of a generation of women in the palace. Princess Taiping, Wu Zetian’s daughter, wielded immense power at court. Empress Wei, Wu Zetian’s daughter-in-law, aspired to become a second Wu Zetian. Princess Anle, Wu Zetian’s granddaughter, was determined to become the
2.4kReads9.6Score701Shelves
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Forty Years of the Sui Dynasty's Rise and Fall (Complete in Four Volumes) 大隋兴衰四十年（全四册）
In ancient Chinese history, there was a unified dynasty as short-lived as the Qin: the Sui, which fell after just two generations and fewer than forty years. Despite its brief existence, the Great Sui, like the Great Qin, had an extraordinary and legendary history, combining unification, prosperity, and civilization with a short lifespan, tyranny, and rebellion. It was a prosperous, civilized dynasty, whose granaries held enough food to last fifty or sixty years, and whose emperor was hailed by
1.4kReads9.5Score340Shelves
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Emperor Xuanzong of Tang 唐玄宗
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, the public face of the High Tang golden age. Brilliant and gifted, with grand ambitions, he ushered in the golden age of the Tang dynasty, the Kaiyuan Era. Yet under his rule, the mighty empire also suffered the greatest calamity in Tang history: the An Lushan Rebellion. He was passionate and versatile, and with Yang Guifei he lived out a legendary romance for the ages. But he also watched helplessly as the woman he loved passed away. What grand vision and talents did t
414Reads9.4Score100Shelves
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Meng Man's Poetry Lessons for Women: The Virtuous Woman 蒙曼女性诗词课.哲妇
This is Meng Man's new book, following her previous work, Meng Man on the Finest Tang Poems. She is best known for her talks on poetry, but her professional field and research focus are history, especially women's history. In this book, she brings poetry and women's history together. Using poems as her guide, she follows the succession of historical dynasties to tell the remarkable lives of twenty-eight women behind the poems, along with the history of China behind their stories. Here you will f
192Reads9.5Score—Shelves
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Meng Man's Poetry Lessons for Women: Wise Women and Distinguished Ladies (Two-Book Set) 蒙曼女性诗词课系列：哲妇+邦媛（共2册）
Teacher Meng Man came to public attention through her lectures on poetry, but as a university professor, her research focuses on ancient history, especially the history of women in ancient China. In Meng Man's Women in Poetry, she brings poetry and women together. Using poems as her guide, she follows the succession of dynasties through history, recounting the remarkable lives of 52 women and the Chinese history behind them. The first volume, Wise Women, focuses on 28 political women who changed
175Reads9.4Score—Shelves
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Forty Years of the Sui Dynasty: Rise and Fall, Book 4: The Suicide Dynasty 大隋兴衰四十年4：自杀王朝
Emperor Yang of Sui’s forceful and reckless rule turned his great ambitions into brutality and his grand legacy into a nightmare for the people. The once-prosperous Sui dynasty quickly plunged into an irredeemable abyss in history. Even the mighty Tang Taizong only attempted the daring expedition against Goguryeo once. Emperor Yang, however, did it three times: the first campaign against Goguryeo cost countless soldiers, and public resentment boiled over; the second saw rebellion break out at h
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