ABSTRACT
In this Quantitative History Webinar, Nicolas Tackett of the University of California, Berkeley will describe important prosopographic databases available to Tang and Song historians, suggesting some of their uses and limitations. Nicolas Tackett will pay particular attention to what these databases reveal about the very different structures of the Tang and Song political elites, not to mention the very different structures of the Tang and Song states.
Discussant: Erik H. Wang (Australian National University)
Note: Erik will join New York University in Fall 2023
ABOUT THE QUANTITATIVE HISTORY WEBINAR SERIES
The Quantitative History (QH) Webinar Series aims to provide researchers, teachers, and students with an online intellectual platform to keep up to date with the latest research in the field, promoting the dissemination of research findings and interdisciplinary use of quantitative methods in historical research. The QH Webinar Series, now entering its fourth year, is co-organized by Centre for Quantitative History at the HKU Business School and International Society for Quantitative History in partnership with Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences. The Series is now substantially supported by the Areas of Excellence (AoE) Scheme from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Project No. [AoE/B-704/22-R]).
Conveners: Professor Zhiwu Chen & Dr. Chicheng Ma (HKU Business School)
ORGANIZER
This event is co-organized by the International Society for Quantitative History, HKU Business School, and Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences.
