Structures of Governance in Song Dynasty China, 960-1279 CE

Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-1-009-23559-4
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 466 Seiten, Format (B × H): 229 mm x 152 mm, Gewicht: 676 g

Charles Hartman presents an ambitious analysis of the workings of governance in Imperial China centered on the Song Dynasty (960–1279). Here he develops a new model for thinking about the deeper structures of governance in Song and pre-imperial China – the 'technocratic–Confucian continuum' – which challenges the prevailing perception of Confucian political dominance and offers a vehicle for expanding the definition and scope of Song political culture to embrace all its actors. Building on his acclaimed work The Making of Song Dynasty History: Sources and Narratives, 960–1279 CE (2021), this richly detailed exploration of the Song court is of significance beyond the immediate period of study both in rethinking the nature of monarchy in China and in examining the constructive possibility of political dissent.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hartman, Charles

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Östliche Religionen Konfuzianismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

Hartman, Charles
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.