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The mythistorical Chinese scholar-rebel-advisor Li Yan : a global perspective, 1606-2018
- Title
- The mythistorical Chinese scholar-rebel-advisor Li Yan : a global perspective, 1606-2018 / by Roger V. Des Forges.
- Author
- Des Forges, Roger V.
- Publication
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]
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Details
- Description
- xii, 570 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.
- Summary
- "Roger Des Forges here examines the puzzle of Li Yan, a Chinese scholar who advised the rebel Li Zicheng (1605-1645), and helped him to overthrow the Ming, only to die at his hands. For more than three centuries, Li Yan's identity and even existence were seriously questioned. Then, in 2004, there was discovered a genealogical manuscript which includes a Li Yan (1606-1644). He now appears to be the principal historical reality behind the Li Yan story, which became a powerful metaphor for the rise and fall of Li Zicheng's rebellion. Offering a fresh theory of Chinese and world history, the author elucidates Li Yan's historical significance by comparing and contrasting him with similar figures in other times and places around the globe."--
- Series Statement
- Leiden series in comparative historiography, 1574-4493 ; vol. 12
- Uniform Title
- Leiden series in comparative historiography ; v. 12.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 21-8338
- ISBN
- 9789004421059
- 900442105X
- LCCN
- 2019048160
- OCLC
- 1135093035
- Author
- Des Forges, Roger V., author.
- Title
- The mythistorical Chinese scholar-rebel-advisor Li Yan : a global perspective, 1606-2018 / by Roger V. Des Forges.
- Publisher
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Leiden series in comparative historiography, 1574-4493 ; vol. 12Leiden series in comparative historiography ; v. 12.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1368-1645
- Other Form:
- Online version: Des Forges, Roger V., The mythistorical Chinese scholar-rebel-advisor Li Yan Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020] 9789004421066 (DLC) 2019048161 (OCoLC)1135239637
- Research Call Number
- JFE 21-8338