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The Cambridge History of Ancient China provides a survey of the institutional and cultural history of pre-imperial China.

Depicts the imagined life of an ordinary person, Bing Wu, from the hardships of his earliest years on a rural farm to his retirement from a respected position in government service.

In his classic study of the cultural history of Han China, Michael Loewe uses both archaeological discoveries and written records to sketch the conceptual background of various artifacts of the Han period, and shows how ancient Chinese thought is as much informed by mythology as it is dependent on reason. Originally published as Chinese Ideas of Life and Death: Faith, Myth and Reason in the Han Period (202 BC-AD 220), this edition includes a n...

In this lively and accessible account, with illustrations on nearly every page, Michael Loewe gives us a vivid picture of the lives of peasants working the land, the lives of town inhabitants, and the elaborate hierarchy of institutions and civil servants that sustained the vast imperial government. In a new Preface and an updated Bibliography, Loewe calls our attention to the significance of scholarly research and discoveries since the origin...

In this concise volume, Michael Loewe provides an engaging overview of the government of the early empires of China. Topics discussed are: the seat of supreme authority, the structure of central government, provincial and local government, the armed forces, officials, government communications, laws of the empire, control of the people and the land, controversies, and problems and weaknesses of the imperial system. Enhanced by details from rec...

In his classic study of the cultural history of Han China, Michael Loewe uses both archaeological discoveries and written records to sketch the conceptual background of various artifacts of the Han period, and shows how ancient Chinese thought is as much informed by mythology as it is dependent on reason. Originally published as Chinese Ideas of Life and Death: Faith, Myth and Reason in the Han Period (202 BC-AD 220), this edition includes a n...

Shows how recent archaeological discoveries have enriched our perception of the cultural history of China in the Classical era.

China's early emperors must pay their respects to their predecessors in the correct form, the conduct of government and commercial practice depended on a generally accepted system of weights and measures, critics needed a secure means of expressing their views.

An examination of the links between religion and statecraft and how they affected the concept of monarchy during the Han dynasty.