| #1346343 in Books | 2014-01-06 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.50 x6.50 x2.00l,2.70 | File type: PDF | 696 pages||0 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Masterpiece|By Horst Huber|Amazingly comprehensive and insightful account of a ruler's personality, his manifold activities and his difficult times.|4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| Luminous|By James R. Maclean|(Disclaimer: the author of this review has no professional expertise on Song-era China.)
|From Booklist|Ebrey’s scholarly biography of Song dynasty ruler Huizong (1082–1135) collects a vast body of prior research, and in doing so constitutes the most comprehensive English-language work on t
China was the most advanced country in the world when Huizong ascended the throne in 1100 CE. In his eventful twenty-six-year reign, the artistically gifted emperor guided the Song Dynasty toward cultural greatness. Yet Huizong would be known to posterity as a political failure who lost the throne to Jurchen invaders and died their prisoner. The first comprehensive English-language biography of this important monarch, EmperorHuizong is a nuanced portrai...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Emperor Huizong | Patricia Buckley Ebrey. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!
