Bureaucracy and the State in Early China - Governing the Western Zhou

Klappentext This book redefines the bureaucracy of Ancient Chinese society during the Western Zhou period from 1045 to 771 BC. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

Product details

• Authors: Li Feng, LI (Columbia University Feng, FENG LI COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NEW
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.10.2012
• EAN: 9781107405844
• ISBN: 978-1-107-40584-4
• No. of pages: 400
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; China, HISTORY / Ancient / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Asia / China, Politics & government, Politics and government, Ancient History, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory