The Confucian-Legalist State: A New Theory of Chinese History

by Dingxin Zhao

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In The Confucian-Legalist State, Dingxin Zhao offers a radically new analysis of Chinese imperial history from the eleventh century BCE to the fall of the Qing dynasty. This study first uncovers the factors that explain how, and why, China developed into a bureaucratic empire under the Qin dynasty in 221 BCE. It then examines the political system that crystallized during the Western Han dynasty, a system that drew on China's philosophical traditions...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0190886951

ISBN13:9780190886950

Release Date:June 2018

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:472 Pages

Weight:1.45 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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