Yuan Dynasty Social Class System (Century Library)

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, racial hierarchy structure, and their evolution during the Yuan period. The author focuses on economic relations, exploring the trajectory of feudalism's inheritance and evolution in the Yuan Dynasty. The book is well-researched, rich in content, and rigorous in its analysis. Although the central theme revolves around the social class system, its scope extends broadly to the general state of social life at the time, including politics, law, taxation, religion, customs, and other aspects. Since its publication, the book has been widely acclaimed by scholars. The 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."