Bureaucracy and the state in early china: governing the western zhou
Auteur :
Feng, Li
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521884471
Date de publication :
11 déc. 2008
Dimensions :
25,4 x 18,2 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
950 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.