The realignment of the Chinese social order that took place over
the course of the Sung dynasty set the pattern for Chinese society
throughout most of the later imperial era. This study examines that
realignment from the perspective of specific Sung families, using
data on two groups of Sung elites--the grand councilors who led the
bureaucracy and locally prominent gentlemen in Wu-chou (in modern
Chekiang).
By analyzing kinship relationships, Bossler demonstrates the
importance of family relations to the establishment and
perpetuation of social status locally and in the capital. She shows
how social position was measured and acted upon, how status shaped
personal relationships (and vice versa), and how both status and
personal relationships conditioned--and were conditioned
by--political success. Finally, in a contribution to the ongoing
discussion of localism in the Sung, Bossler details the varied
networks that connected the local elite to the capital and
elsewhere.
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