My fourteenth podcast is up on the New Books Network website! This one is an interview with Richard L. Davis about his biography (which I reviewed here) of the Chinese emperor Mingzong. I hope you like it!
Despite the rich documentary record available for students of Chinese history, biographies of its many emperors are surprisingly thin on the ground. This reflects the focus in Chinese historical thinking on institutions, which in turn emphasizes the continuity and unity of the Chinese empire. A very...