The mythistorical Chinese scholar-rebel-advisor Li Yan : a global perspective, 1606-2018
by
 
Des Forges, Roger V., author.

Title
The mythistorical Chinese scholar-rebel-advisor Li Yan : a global perspective, 1606-2018
 
Leiden series in comparative historiography,

Author
Des Forges, Roger V., author.

ISBN
9789004421059

Personal Author
Des Forges, Roger V., author.

Physical Description
pages cm.

Series
Leiden series in comparative historiography, vol.12

Abstract
"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."-- Provided by publisher.

Personal Subject
Li, Yan, -1644.
 
Li family.

Subject Term
Scholars -- China -- Biography.

Geographic Term
China -- History -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644.
 
China -- History -- Li Zicheng Rebellion, 1628-1645.

Bibliographical References
Includes bibliographical references and index.

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