Bureaucracy and the State in Early China
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Author | : Feng Li |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 385 |
Release | : 2008-12-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780521884471 |
ISBN-13 | : 0521884470 |
Rating | : 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Bureaucracy and the State in Early China by : Feng Li
Book excerpt: This ook redefines the bureaucracy of Ancient Chinese society during the Western Zhou period. The analysis is based on inscriptions of royal edicts from the period carved into bronze vessels. The inscriptions clarify the political and social construction of the Western Zhou and the ways in which it exercised its authority.