Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Figures ix
4. List of Tables xi
5. Preface xiii
6. Part I Introduction
7. 1 Elite Social Terrain and State Development 1
8. 2 China’s State Development over the Last Two Millennia 30
9. Part II State Strengthening under Oligarchy
10. 3 State Strengthening in the Tang Dynasty 59
11. 4 The Turning Point: Tang-Song Transition 81
12. Part III State Maintaining under Partnership
13. 5 The Rise of the Bowtie in the Song Dynasty 103
14. 6 State Maintaining in the Ming Dynasty 130
15. 7 The Development of Private-Order Institutions 152
16. Part IV State Weakening under Warlordism
17. 8 State Failure in the Qing Dynasty 175
18. Part V Conclusion
19. 9 The Long Shadow of the Empire 199
20. Appendices
21. Appendix A Appendix for Chapter 2 221
22. Appendix B Appendix for Chapter 4 228
23. Appendix C Appendix for Chapter 5 230
24. Appendix D Appendix for Chapter 6 236
25. Appendix E Appendix for Chapter 7 245
26. Appendix F Appendix for Chapter 8 253
27. Notes 259
28. Bibliography 297
29. Index 321