the path to political authority in ancient China /
First Statement of Responsibility
K.C. Chang.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Cambridge, Mass. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Harvard University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1983.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
x, 142 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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.