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Qiao Zhou and the Intellectual Traditions of Early Medieval Shu
UC Berkeley's Center for Chinese Studies presents a talk by Michael Farmer on Shu intellectual traditions.
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J. Michael Farmer, History, University of Texas at Dallas
An introduction to the Shu intellectual traditions, Qiao Zhou's continuation of older local traditions and his scholastic innovations, and the relationship between the study of regional traditions and the writing of a comprehensive intellectual history of early medieval China.
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