Forming the Early Chinese Court: Rituals, Spaces, Roles

Forming the Early Chinese Court: Rituals, Spaces, Roles (Modern Language Initiative Books xx)

Forming the Early Chinese Court builds on new directions in comparative studies of royal courts in the ancient world to present a pioneering study of early Chinese court culture. Rejecting divides between literary, political, and administrative texts, Luke Habberstad examines sources from the Qin, Western Han, and Xin periods (221 BCEâ€“23 CE) for insights into court society and ritual, rank, the development of the bureaucracy, and the role of the emperor. These diverse sources show that a large, but not necessarily cohesive, body of courtiers drove the consolidation, distribution, and representation of power in court institutions. Forming the Early Chinese Court encourages us to see China's imperial unification as a surprisingly idiosyncratic process that allowed different actors to stake claims in a world of increasing population, wealth, and power.
Country USA
Brand University of Washington Press
Manufacturer University of Washington Press
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Country	USA
Brand	University of Washington Press
Manufacturer	University of Washington Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780295742601
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780295742601
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Forming the Early Chinese Court: Rituals, Spaces, Roles (Modern Language Initiative Books xx)