the path to political authority in ancient China /
K.C. Chang.
Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
1983.
x, 142 pages :
illustrations ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Clans, towns, and the political landscape -- Moral authority and coercive power -- Shamanism and politics -- Art as a path to authority -- Writing as the path to authority -- Access to the path -- The rise of political authority -- The kings of the three dynasties.
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"It provides a fundamental perspective for viewing the nature and structure of ancient Chinese civilization as having a strong political orientation."--Introduction.