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Book Title: Confucianism And Family Rituals In Imperial China: A Social ...
Number of Pages: 286 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Confucianism and Family Rituals in Imperial China : a Social History of Writing about Rites
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Subject: Asia / China, Confucianism, Customs & Traditions
Publication Year: 2016
Item Height: 0.9 in
Item Weight: 20 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Patricia Buckley Ebrey
Subject Area: Religion, Social Science, History
Item Length: 9.5 in
Item Width: 6.5 in
Series: Princeton Legacy Library
Format: Hardcover
