 | Academies and Society in Southern Sung China Subjects: Education -- China -- History; Learned institutions and societies -- China -- History; China -- Civilization 960–1644; China -- History -- Sung dynasty 960–1279; Academies belonged to a broad constellation of educational institutions that flourished in the Sung (960-1279), an era marked by profound changes in economy, technology, thought, and social and political order. This study, the first comprehensive look at the Sung academy movement, explains the phenomenon not only as a uh_product of intellectual changes, but also as part of broader social, economic, political, and cultural transformations taking place in Sung China. |
