Problems of Han Administration - Ancestral Rites, Weights and Measures, and the Means of Protest

China's early emperors must pay their respects to their predecessors in the correct form; the conduct of government and commercial practice depended on a generally accepted system of weights and measures; critics needed a secure means of expressing their views.

About the author

Michael Loewe, PhD, served as University Lecturer in Chinese Studies at Cambridge from 1963 to 1990. His publications range from Records of Han Administration (1967) to Dong Zhongshu, a 'Confucian' Heritage and the Chunqiu fanlu (2011).

Product details

• Authors: Michael Loewe
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.06.2016
• EAN: 9789004314887
• ISBN: 978-90-04-31488-7
• No. of pages: 340
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 236 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 590 g
• Series: China Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education