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The Ch'in and Han empires, 221 B.C. - A.D. 220

This volume begins the historical coverage of The Cambridge History of China with the establishment of the Ch'in empire in 221 BC and ends with the abdication of the last Han emperor in AD 220. Their pioneer achievements made these dynasties a formative influence throughout Chinese history.
Print Book, English, 1986
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge [England], 1986
History
xli, 981 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
9780521243278, 0521243270
15205744
General editors' preface; List of maps and tables; Preface to volume 1; List of abbreviations; Official titles and institutional terms; Han weights and measures; Han emperors; Introduction Michael Loewe; 1. The state and empire of Ch'in Derk Bodde; 2. The former Han dynasty Michael Loewe; 3. Wang Mang, the restoration of the Han dynasty, and later Han Hans Bielenstein; 4. The conduct of government and the issues at stake (AD 57–167) Michael Loewe; 5. The fall of Han B. J. Mansvelt Beck; 6. Han foreign relations Yü Ying-Shih; 7. The structure and practice of government Michael Loewe; 8. The institutions of later Han Hans Bielenstein; 9. Ch'in and Han law A. F. P. Hulsewé; 10. The economic and social history of former Han Nishijima Sadao; 11. The economic and social history of later Han Patricia Ebrey; 12. The religious and intellectual background Michael Loewe; 13. The concept of sovereignty Michael Loewe; 14. The development of the Confucian schools Robert P. Kramers; 15. Confucian, legalist, and Taoist thought in later Han Ch'en Ch'i-Yün; 16. Philosophy and religion from Han to Sui Paul Demiéville; Postscript to chapter 16 Timothy Barrett; Bibliography; Glossary-index.
Includes glossary-index (pages 921-981)
General editors : Denis Twitchett and John K. Fairbank
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