The rise and fall of imperial China : the social origins of state development / Yuhua Wang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wang, Yuhua, 1981- author.

Series:

Princeton studies in contemporary China.

Princeton scholarship online.

Princeton studies in contemporary China

Princeton scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social networks--China--History.

Social networks.

China--Politics and government--1644-1912.

China.

China--History--Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 pages)

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2023]

Summary:

China was the world's leading superpower for almost two millennia, falling behind only in the last two centuries and now rising to dominance again. What factors led to imperial China's decline? This book offers a systematic look at the Chinese state from the seventh century through to the twentieth.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Preface

Part I. Introduction

1. Elite Social Terrain and State Development

2. China's State Development over the Last Two Millennia

Part II. State Strengthening Under Oligarchy

3. State Strengthening in the Tang Dynasty

4. The Turning Point: Tang-Song Transition

Part III. State Maintaining Under Partnership

5. The Rise of the Bowtie in the Song Dynasty

6. State Maintaining in the Ming Dynasty

7. The Development of Private-Order Institutions

Part IV. State Weakening Under Warlordism

8. State Failure in the Qing Dynasty

Part V. Conclusion

9. The Long Shadow of the Empire

Appendices

Appendix A. Appendix for Chapter 2

Appendix B. Appendix for Chapter 4

Appendix C. Appendix for Chapter 5

Appendix D. Appendix for Chapter 6

Appendix E. Appendix for Chapter 7

Appendix F. Appendix for Chapter 8

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on June 8, 2023).

ISBN:

9780691237510

0691237514

OCLC:

1344539673