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The Men Who Governed Han China: Companion to a Biographical Dictionary of the Qin, Former Han and Xin Periods

By Michael Loewe

Book information

Publisher
BRILL
Year
2019
ISBN
9789047413363, 9047413369
Google Books ID
3PqGDwAAQBAJ
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
124 MB (129615278 bytes)
Pages
682\682
Time added
2024-04-09 16:36:14

Description

How were prominent figures in the formative stages of China’s imperial government affected by changes in the theory and practice of government and its institutions? Calling on documentary evidence, some found only recently, Dr. Loewe examines local administration, the careers of officials, military organisation, the nobilities and kingdoms, the concepts of imperial sovereignty and the part played by the emperors. Special attention is paid to the anomalies in the historical records; tabulated lists of officials and other items summarise the evidence on which the chapters are based. Historical change and intellectual controversies are seen in the growth and decay of organs of administration, in the careers of individual men and women and the personal part that they played in shaping events.

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