Culture & State in Chinese History: Conventions, Accommodations, and Critiques

by Theodore Huters

Book Overview

Many observers of late imperial China have noted the relatively small size of the state in comparison to the geographic size and large population of China and have advanced various theories to account for the ability of the state to maintain itself in power. One of the more enduring explanations has been that the Chinese state, despite its limited material capacities, possessed strong ideological powers and was able to influence cultural norms...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804728674
• ISBN13: 9780804728676
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 516 Pages
• Weight: 2.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"