Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Chronology of Dynasties and Han Reign Periods xi
5. Introduction: Forming the Early Chinese Court 1
6. Part 1. Rituals
7. 1. Sumptuary Regulations and the Rhetoric of Equivalency 33
8. 2. Who Gets to Praise the Emperor? 61
9. Part 2. Spaces
10. 3. Parks, Palaces, and Prestige 87
11. Part 3. Roles
12. 4. Politics, Rank, and Duty in Institutional Change 119
13. 5. The Literary Invention of Bureaucracy 139
14. Conclusion 169
15. Notes 175
16. Glossary 215
17. Bibliography 217
18. Index 235