The Mythistorical Chinese Scholar-Rebel-Advisor Li Yan

By Roger V. Des Forges

This book uses a genealogical manuscript discovered in 2004 to argue for the historicity of the scholar-rebel-advisor Li Yan who helped overthrow the Ming polity in 1644. It invokes a spiral theory to elucidate his significance in Chinese and world history.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 900442105X
• ISBN13: 9789004421059
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 586 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.3"