Yuan Dynasty social class system

Author: Meng Siming
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: This book is a classic in the study of social history during the Yuan Dynasty. It is divided into five chapters, providing a detailed discussion of the social classes, strata, and racial hierarchy structures of the Yuan Dynasty and their evolution. The author focuses on economic relationships, exploring the inheritance and transformation of feudalism in the Yuan Dynasty. The book draws on a wide range of sources, is rich in content, and is rigorous in its research. Although the central theme of the discussion is the social class system, its scope extends broadly to the general conditions of social life at the time, including politics, law, taxation, religion, customs, and more. Since its publication, the book has been highly acclaimed by scholars. Cambridge History of China: Liao, Song, and Yuan describes Meng Siming's landmark work as "one of the most important achievements in Yuan Dynasty social history in the past half-century."