The Rise and Fall of Imperial China : The Social Origins of State Development /

How social networks shaped the imperial Chinese state. China was the world's leading superpower for almost two millennia, falling behind only in the last two centuries and now rising to dominance again. What factors led to imperial China's decline? The Rise and Fall of Imperial China offer...

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Auteur principal: Wang, Yuhua, 1981- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2022]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
State, The.
Social networks.
Politics and government.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian.
Social networks > China > History.
China.
China > Politics and government > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Preface
  • Part I. Introduction
  • 1. Elite Social Terrain and State Development
  • 2. China's State Development over the Last Two Millennia
  • Part II. State Strengthening Under Oligarchy
  • 3. State Strengthening in the Tang Dynasty
  • 4. The Turning Point: Tang-Song Transition
  • Part III. State Maintaining Under Partnership
  • 5. The Rise of the Bowtie in the Song Dynasty
  • 6. State Maintaining in the Ming Dynasty
  • 7. The Development of Private-Order Institutions
  • Part IV. State Weakening Under Warlordism
  • 8. State Failure in the Qing Dynasty
  • Part V. Conclusion
  • 9. The Long Shadow of the Empire
  • Appendices
  • Appendix A. Appendix for Chapter 2
  • Appendix B. Appendix for Chapter 4
  • Appendix C. Appendix for Chapter 5
  • Appendix D. Appendix for Chapter 6
  • Appendix E. Appendix for Chapter 7
  • Appendix F. Appendix for Chapter 8
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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