Sanft Communication and Cooperation in Early Imperial China

Publicizing the Qin Dynasty
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4384-5038-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 261 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture

Challenges traditional views of the Qin dynasty as an oppressive regime by revealing cooperative aspects of its governance.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sanft, Charles

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. Communication and Cooperation: A Framework

3. Communication and Cooperation in Early Chinese Thought

4. Mass Communication and Standardization

5. Progress and Publicity: Qin Shihuang, Ritual, and Common Knowledge

6. Roads to Rule: Construction as Communication

7. Law, Administration, and Communication

8. Conclusion

Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Charles Sanft is Assistant Professor of Premodern Chinese History at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.