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The Mythistorical Chinese Scholar-Rebel-Advisor Li Yan: A Global Perspective, 1606-2018

The Mythistorical Chinese Scholar-Rebel-Advisor Li Yan: A Global Perspective, 1606-2018

Des Forges, Roger V.

Hardcover

Series: Leiden Comparative Historiography, Book 12

Biographies GeneralGeneral Racism & Ethnic StudiesGeneral World History

ISBN10: 900442105X
ISBN13: 9789004421059
Publisher: Brill
Published: Mar 12 2020
Pages: 570
Weight: 2.10
Height: 1.40 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
Roger Des Forges here examines the puzzle of Li Yan, a Chinese scholar who advised the rebel Li Zicheng (1605-1645), and helped him to overthrow the Ming, only to die at his hands. For more than three centuries, Li Yan's identity and even existence were seriously questioned. Then, in 2004, there was discovered a genealogical manuscript which includes a Li Yan (1606-1644). He now appears to be the principal historical reality behind the Li Yan story, which became a powerful metaphor for the rise and fall of Li Zicheng's rebellion. Offering a fresh theory of Chinese and world history, the author elucidates Li Yan's historical significance by comparing and contrasting him with similar figures in other times and places around the globe.

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