
- 250 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
In this concise volume, Michael Loewe provides an engaging overview of the government of the early empires of China. Topics discussed are: the seat of supreme authority; the structure of central government; provincial and local government; the armed forces; officials; government communications; laws of the empire; control of the people and the land; controversies; and problems and weaknesses of the imperial system. Enhanced by details from recently discovered manuscripts, relevant citations from official documents, maps, a chronology of relevant events, and suggestions for further reading keyed to each topic, this work is an ideal introduction to the ways in which China's first emperors governed.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Major Dynastic Events and Institutional Changes
- Chapter 1: Emperors and Their Authority
- Chapter 2: The Structure of the Central Government
- Chapter 3: Provincial and Local Government
- Chapter 4: The Armed Forces
- Chapter 5: The Officials
- Chapter 6: Major Decisions of Government: Decrees and Memorials
- Chapter 7: Official Documents and Goverment Communications
- Chapter 8: The Laws of the Empire
- Chapter 9: Management of the People
- Chapter 10: Control of the Farmer, Artisan, Tradesman and Traveller
- Chapter 11: The Stability of Imperial Rule: Controversial ISsues
- Chapter 12: Weaknesses and Problems
- Maps
- Qin, Han and Xin Emperors
- Works Cited
- Index