Dividing the Realm in Order to Govern - The Spatial Organization of the Song State

Klappentext States are inherently and fundamentally geographical. Sovereignty is based on control of territory. This book uses Song China to explain how a pre-industrial regime organized itself spatially in order to exercise authority. Zusammenfassung This book uses Song China to explain how a pre-industrial regime organized itself spatially in order to exercise authority. By detailing the relationship between the court and local administration, Mostern complicates the received paradigm of Song centralization and decentralization.

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• Authors: Ruth Mostern
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2011
• EAN: 9780674056022
• ISBN: 978-0-674-05602-2
• No. of pages: 420
• Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series; Harvard-Yenching Institute Mon; Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series; Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph (HUP)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous