John D Langlois
Biographic Data
| ID | 746047 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John D Langlois |
| GIVEN NAMES | John D |
| FAMILY NAME | Langlois |
| SIGNATURE | LANGLOIS J D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bowdoin College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Reversal of the Death Verdict Against Wang Shizhen's Father
VERDICT REVERSAL (PING FAN) Wang Shizhen (1526–1590, aPresented Scholar [jinshi ] of 1547) established a lasting reputation in historiography and literature, but in the middle of his life he experienced a crisis that devastated him emotionally, the beheading of his father for military crimes. He called it the “family disaster” (jia nan ) In the fall of 1559, during the reign of Emperor Shizong (r. 1522–1567), his father Wang Yu (1508–1560, Presen…
A Cultural History of Civil Examinations in Late Imperial China
In this multidimensional analysis, Benjamin A. Elman uses over a thousand newly available examination records from the Yuan, Ming, and Ch'ing dynasties, 1315-1904, to explore the social, political, and cultural dimensions of the civil examination system, one of the most important institutions in Chinese history. For over five hundred years, the most important positions within the dynastic government were usually filled through these difficult exa…
The Hung-wu reign, 1368–1398
When Chu Yüan-chang proclaimed himself emperor of the Middle Kingdom in January 1368, his main advisers and supporters at court included three men whom he had named dukes during the previous year: the generals Hsu Ta and Ch'ang Yü-ch'un, and the civil official Li Shan-ch'ang. Hsü, from Hao-chou, Anhwei, had joined Chu's military camp in 1353. Along with thousands of other displaced persons who faced famine and disease, he began to turn against th…
Early Ming China
Three Teachings Syncretism and The Thought of Ming T'ai-tsu
China Under Mongol Rule
Political Thought in Chin-hua under Mongol Rule
China Under Mongol Rule
Encompassing history, politics, religion, and art, this collection of essays on Chinese civilization under the Mongols challenges the previously held views that Mongol rule had only negative consequences. Originally published in 1981. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve th…
"Living Law" in Sung and Yuan Jurisprudence
The T'ang Code
Journal Article The T'ang Code: volume i, “General Principles.” Get access Johnson Wallace, translator, The T'ang Code: volume i, “General Principles.”Princeton. Princeton University Press, 1979, xii, [i], 317 pp. (Studies in East Asian Law, Harvard University, Volume X.) $25.00. John D. Langlois, Jr. John D. Langlois, Jr. Associate Professor of History Bowdoin College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Ameri…
The Unfolding of Neo-Confucianism
Chinese Culturalism and The Yuan Analogy
The Sage and Society
Yü Chi and His Mongol Sovereign
This paper, a study of the career of Yii Chi (1272-1348), explores the nature of Chinese literati support of Mongol rulers during the Yiian period. Yii Chi served as the leading apologist for the usurper Tugh Temiir (Wen-tsung, r. 1328 and 1329-1332). The most prominent court scholar of his time, Yii Chi devoted himself to the enhancement of Tugh Temiir's prestige, authority, and legitimacy. The paper explores Yii's activities in detail and specu…
Escape from Predicament
China Under Mongol Rule
Encompassing history, politics, religion, and art, this collection of essays on Chinese civilization under the Mongols challenges the previously held views that Mongol rule had only negative consequences. Originally published in 1981. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve th…
Chinese Culturalism and The Yuan Analogy
"Living Law" in Sung and Yuan Jurisprudence
Three Teachings Syncretism and The Thought of Ming T'ai-tsu
Escape from Predicament
Yü Chi and His Mongol Sovereign
This paper, a study of the career of Yii Chi (1272-1348), explores the nature of Chinese literati support of Mongol rulers during the Yiian period. Yii Chi served as the leading apologist for the usurper Tugh Temiir (Wen-tsung, r. 1328 and 1329-1332). The most prominent court scholar of his time, Yii Chi devoted himself to the enhancement of Tugh Temiir's prestige, authority, and legitimacy. The paper explores Yii's activities in detail and specu…
The Sage and Society
The Unfolding of Neo-Confucianism
Chinese Culturalism and The Yuan Analogy
Political Thought in Chin-hua under Mongol Rule
China Under Mongol Rule
Encompassing history, politics, religion, and art, this collection of essays on Chinese civilization under the Mongols challenges the previously held views that Mongol rule had only negative consequences. Originally published in 1981. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve th…
"Living Law" in Sung and Yuan Jurisprudence
The T'ang Code
Journal Article The T'ang Code: volume i, “General Principles.” Get access Johnson Wallace, translator, The T'ang Code: volume i, “General Principles.”Princeton. Princeton University Press, 1979, xii, [i], 317 pp. (Studies in East Asian Law, Harvard University, Volume X.) $25.00. John D. Langlois, Jr. John D. Langlois, Jr. Associate Professor of History Bowdoin College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Ameri…
Three Teachings Syncretism and The Thought of Ming T'ai-tsu
China Under Mongol Rule
Early Ming China
The Hung-wu reign, 1368–1398
When Chu Yüan-chang proclaimed himself emperor of the Middle Kingdom in January 1368, his main advisers and supporters at court included three men whom he had named dukes during the previous year: the generals Hsu Ta and Ch'ang Yü-ch'un, and the civil official Li Shan-ch'ang. Hsü, from Hao-chou, Anhwei, had joined Chu's military camp in 1353. Along with thousands of other displaced persons who faced famine and disease, he began to turn against th…
A Cultural History of Civil Examinations in Late Imperial China
In this multidimensional analysis, Benjamin A. Elman uses over a thousand newly available examination records from the Yuan, Ming, and Ch'ing dynasties, 1315-1904, to explore the social, political, and cultural dimensions of the civil examination system, one of the most important institutions in Chinese history. For over five hundred years, the most important positions within the dynastic government were usually filled through these difficult exa…
The Reversal of the Death Verdict Against Wang Shizhen's Father
VERDICT REVERSAL (PING FAN) Wang Shizhen (1526–1590, aPresented Scholar [jinshi ] of 1547) established a lasting reputation in historiography and literature, but in the middle of his life he experienced a crisis that devastated him emotionally, the beheading of his father for military crimes. He called it the “family disaster” (jia nan ) In the fall of 1559, during the reign of Emperor Shizong (r. 1522–1567), his father Wang Yu (1508–1560, Presen…
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