Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Map
Introduction
1 · A Bureaucratized Aristocratic Lineage
2 · Into the Limelight
3 · Untimely Exit
4 · A Confucian Pragmatist Approach
5 · Road to Reform
6 · A Lone Pursuit
7 · Mid-T'ang Comparisons
8 · Significance in the Mid-T'ang Confucian Revival
Epilogue
Appendix 1: A Note on Sources
Appendix 2: Lu Chih's Works Cited in the Text
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index