Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Editorial Note xi
6. Chronology of Dynasties and Han Reign Periods xiii
7. Introduction 1
8. Part 1. The Built Environment and Archaeology of Han Chang’an
9. Introduction 53
10. 1. The Evolution of Imperial Urban Form in Western Han Chang’an 55
11. 2. Chang’an and Rome: Structural Parallels and the Logics of Urban Form 75
12. 3. Supplying the Capital with Water and Food 99
13. 4. Mural Tombs in Late Western Han Chang’an 131
14. 5. Chang’an’s Funerary Culture and the Core Han Culture 153
15. 6. The Residential Wards 理 of Western Han Chang’an 175
16. 7. The Tombs Built for Han Chengdi and Migrations of the Population 201
17. Part 2. Sociopolitical Transformations in Late Western Han
18. Introduction 227
19. 8. Chengdi’s Reign, Problems and Controversies 229
20. 9. Recasting the Imperial Court in Late Western Han: Rank, Duty, and Alliances during Institutional Change 247
21. 10. The Suburban Sacrifice Reforms and the Evolution of the Imperial Sacrifices 271
22. 11. Calendrical Computation Numbers and Han Dynasty Politics: A Study of Gu Yong’s Three Troubles Theory 301
23. 12. The Politics of Omenology in Chengdi’s Reign 331
24. 13. Pining for the West: Chang’an in the Life of Kings and Their Families during Chengdi’s Reign 355
25. Part 3. Leading Figures in Late Western Han
26. Introduction 375
27. 14. Liu Xiang and Liu Xin 377
28. 15. A Fu by Liu Xin on His Travels in Shanxi and Inner Mongolia 399
29. 16. Yang Yun’s Biography, His Outlook, and His Poem 419
30. 17. Looking Backward: The Rise of Medical Tradition in the Han Period 449
31. 18. The Social Roles of the Annals Classic in Late Western Han 469
32. 19. The Late Western Han Historian Chu Shaosun 485
33. Afterword: New Perspectives and Avenues for Future Research 513
34. Glossary 527
35. Bibliography 567
36. List of Contributors 609
37. Index 613