Writing and Authority in Early China

by Mark Edward Lewis

Book Overview

Traces the evolving uses of writing to command assent and authority in early China, an evolution that culminated in the establishment of a textual canon as the basis of imperial authority.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791441148
• ISBN13: 9780791441145
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.1"