Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Foreword ix
3. Preface xi
4. Contents xiii
5. I. A Brief Account of Wang’s Life and the New Policies 1
6. II. Problems of Interpretation 11
7. III. Wang and the Political Thought of the Northern Sung 22
8. IV. The New Policies and the Behavior of the Bureaucrats 59
9. V. The New Policies and Government Operations 80
10. VI. Service for Local Government: A Case Study 98
11. VII. Conclusion 114
12. NOTES. INDEX 117
13. Notes 119
14. Index 137
15. REFERENCE MATTER. Bibliography. Glossary 141
16. BIBLIOGRAPHY 143
17. GLOSSARY 157
18. Backmatter 163