| Description |
1 online resource (iv, 227 pages) |
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Economic history in China series |
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Economic history in China series.
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| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Chapter 1 Introducing the Official System in Ancient China; 1. Evolution of the ancient official system; 2. Basic features of the ancient official system; 3. Major records of the official system; Chapter 2 Pre-Qin Royal Power and Post-Qin Imperial Power; 1. Lineage-based royal power; 2. Autocratic-oriented imperial power; 3. Crown Prince, imperial harem and eunuchs; Chapter 3 The Central Decision-making System; 1. The administrative Imperial Secretariat; 2. The policy-formulating Secretariat and the advisory Chancellery |
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3. Intervention of Hanlin Scholars and Palace Secretaries4. Installment of the Cabinet and the Council of State; Chapter 4 The Central Government System; 1. Three Dukes and Nine Chamberlains: Masters of the Outer Court; 2. Imperial Secretariat: Overseer of all offices; 3. Three Departments and Six Ministries in transformation; 4. The Chancellor abolished, replaced by the Six Ministries; Chapter 5 Territorial Administration; 1. The exterior domain: feuds and fiefs; 2. The Commandery-County system; 3. Development of the Province system; 4. Administration of bordering areas |
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5. Increasingly sophisticated grass-root administrationChapter 6 The Surveillance System; 1. The Palace Aide to the Censor-in-chief and the Metropolitan Commandant; 2. Independence of the Censorate; 3. Assimilation of surveillance and remonstration; addition of agencies for territorial surveillance; 4. The Chief Surveillance Bureau in lieu of the Censorate; Chapter 7 The Military System; 1. Commanding institutions and military establishment; 2. Establishment of the Imperial Armies; 3. Territorial armed forces; Chapter 8 Personnel Administration; 1. Recruitment and appointment |
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2. Ranks, titles and salaries3. Assessment, rewards and punishments; Appendix Simplified Figures Illustrating the Official Systems of Major Dynasties |
| Summary |
China has a rich history of administrative systems, with each major dynasty developing their own civil and state mechanisms, together with the officials needed to staff the system. This fascinating book offers a detailed examination into ancient China's numerous systems of bureaucracy, administration, and governance. It breaks the authoritative coverage down into eight distinct sections: Introducing the Official System in Ancient China * Pre-Qin Royal Power and Post-Qin Imperial Power * The Central Decision-Making System * The Central Government System * Territorial Administration * The Survei |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English translation from the Chinese |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Public administration -- China -- History
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HISTORY -- Asia -- China.
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Politics and government
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Public administration
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| SUBJECT |
China -- Politics and government -- History
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| Subject |
China
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781844641536 |
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1844641538 |
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