Li Feng (New York Columbia University)

Bureaucracy and the State in Early China

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 682g
• ISBN-13: 9781107405844
• ISBN-10: 110740584X
• Artikelnr.: 35893609

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The historical context
2. Structural development of the Zhou central government
3. The administrative process of the Zhou central government
4. Managing the core: local society and local administration in the royal domain
5. Official service and career development during the Western Zhou
6. The regional states and their governments
7. Reconceptualizing the Western Zhou state: reflections on previous theories and models
Conclusion.