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  • Mark Edward Lewis
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The Early Chinese Empires
This chapter is in the book The Early Chinese Empires
© 2022 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

© 2022 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Maps ix
  4. Introduction 1
  5. 1 The geography of empire 5
  6. 2 A state organized for war 30
  7. 3 The paradoxes of empire 51
  8. 4 Imperial cities 75
  9. 5 Rural society 102
  10. 6 The outer world 128
  11. 7 Kinship 155
  12. 8 Religion 178
  13. 9 Literature 206
  14. 10 Law 227
  15. Conclusion 253
  16. Dates and usage 267
  17. Acknowledgments 270
  18. Notes 271
  19. Bibliography 292
  20. Index 309
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674040144-016

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Maps ix
  4. Introduction 1
  5. 1 The geography of empire 5
  6. 2 A state organized for war 30
  7. 3 The paradoxes of empire 51
  8. 4 Imperial cities 75
  9. 5 Rural society 102
  10. 6 The outer world 128
  11. 7 Kinship 155
  12. 8 Religion 178
  13. 9 Literature 206
  14. 10 Law 227
  15. Conclusion 253
  16. Dates and usage 267
  17. Acknowledgments 270
  18. Notes 271
  19. Bibliography 292
  20. Index 309
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