The Government of the Qin and Han Empires: 221 BCE - 220 CE

by Michael Loewe

In this concise volume, Michael Loewe provides an engaging overview of the government of the early empires of China. Topics discussed are: the seat of supreme authority; the structure of central government; provincial and local government; the armed forces; officials; government communications; laws of the empire; control of the people and the land; controversies; and problems and weaknesses of the imperial system. Enhanced by details from recently discovered manuscripts, relevant citations from official documents, maps, a chronology of relevant events, and suggestions for further reading keyed to each topic, this work is an ideal introduction to the ways in which China’s first emperors governed.

Genres: China, History

248 pages, Paperback

First published September 15, 2006

About the author

Michael Arthur Nathan Loewe was a British historian, Sinologist, and writer who authored dozens of books, articles, and other publications in the fields of Classical Chinese as well as the history of ancient and early Imperial China.

Reviews

[Laphirax Helminen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Este es un libro que intenta llenar un vacío sobre el tema en cuestión en lengua occidental, simplemente por eso es importante. No es de tan fácil lectura como cabría esperar de una síntesis "introductoria ideal" (como reza la sinopsis), pero está bien escrito y contiene una bibliografía de esenciales en inglés a pesar de su brevedad.

[Nick Pelonia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting.

[Chris Gait · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very well researched academic book but, let's face it, it's hard to make the subject matter a real page turner. If Dr. Loewe had managed it...5 stars. But I dozed off a bit...so 4.