State Power and Governance in Early Imperial China Miss Sofia Catalucci

State Power and Governance in Early Imperial China Miss Sofia CatalucciOffers a new perspective on the first dynasty of imperial China and the reasons for its collapse. State Power and Governance in Early Imperial China delves into the governance and capacity of the state by providing an empirical historical study of the collapse of China's Qin Empire. In contrast to the popular view that the Qin fell suddenly and dramatically, this book argues that the collapse was rooted in persistent structural problems of the empire,

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