Title
The rise and fall of imperial China : the social origins of state development
Volume
1 online resource (353 pages)
Series
Princeton studies in contemporary China
Princeton scholarship online
Additional information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 Developme
Object passwords
Społeczeństwo
Projekt "Konno i koleją, historycznie, muzycznie i tanecznie - ponadregionalne walory kulturalne ziemi ostrzeszowskiej"
Summary
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? This book offers a systematic look at the Chinese state from the seventh century through to the twentieth.
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%a Includes bibliographical references and index.
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%a 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 Developme
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%a 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? This book offers a systematic look at the Chinese state from the seventh century through to the twentieth.
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%a Projekt "Konno i koleją, historycznie, muzycznie i tanecznie - ponadregionalne walory kulturalne ziemi ostrzeszowskiej"