Structures of Governance in Song Dynasty China, 9601279 Ce

A groundbreaking revisionist history of the workings of governance in Imperial China centered on the Song Dynasty (960-1279 BCE).

List of contents

List of Figures and Tables; Preface; A Note on the Text; Introduction; Part I: Dual Faces of the Song State; Part II: The Technocratic and Confucian Models of Governance; Part III: Interactions; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Charles Hartman is Professor Emeritus of Chinese Studies in the Department of East Asian Studies at the University at Albany, State University of New York.

Summary

Charles Hartman presents a groundbreaking revisionist history of the political culture of Imperial China as dominated by a struggle between 'technocratic' and 'Confucian' views of governance. His analysis of the workings of Song governance both complements and extends his acclaimed previous work The Making of Song Dynasty History (2020).

Product details

• Authors: Charles Hartman, Charles (University At Albany Hartman
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.11.2024
• EAN: 9781009235594
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0923559-4
• No. of pages: 466
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; China, HISTORY / Asia / General, Political science & theory, Political structure & processes, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Asian History, Political science and theory, Political structure and processes, 11th century, c 1000 to c 1099, 12th century, c 1100 to c 1199, 13th century, c 1200 to c 1299, Confucianism, Later 10th century, c 950 to c 999, imperial China; political culture; Confucianism