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Writing and Authority in Early China
Language: en
Pages: 556
Authors: Mark Edward Lewis
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999-03-18 - Publisher: State University of New York Press

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This book traces the evolving uses of writing to command assent and obedience in early China, an evolution that culminated in the establishment of a textual can
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Authors: Mark Edward Lewis
Categories: Literary Collections
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999-03-18 - Publisher: SUNY Press

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This book traces the evolving uses of writing to command assent and obedience in early China, an evolution that culminated in the establishment of a textual can
Sanctioned Violence in Early China
Language: en
Pages: 392
Authors: Mark Edward Lewis
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1990-01-01 - Publisher: SUNY Press

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This book provides new insight into the creation of the Chinese empire by examining the changing forms of permitted violence--warfare, hunting, sacrifice, punis
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The Construction of Space in Early China
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This book examines the formation of the Chinese empire through its reorganization and reinterpretation of its basic spatial units: the human body, the household