Ebook: Government of the Qin and Han Empires, 221 BCE-220 CE
Author: Michael Loewe
- Year: 2006
- Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co
- Language: English
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In this concise volume, Michael Loewe provides an engaging overview of the government of the early empires of China. Topics discussed are: the seat of supreme authority; the structure of central government; provincial and local government; the armed forces; officials; government communications; laws of the empire; control of the people and the land; controversies; and problems and weaknesses of the imperial system. Enhanced by details from recently discovered manuscripts, relevant citations from official documents, maps, a chronology of relevant events, and suggestions for further reading keyed to each topic, this work is an ideal introduction to the ways in which Chinas first emperors governed.
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