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Charles Sanft 
Communication and Cooperation in Early Imperial China 
Publicizing the Qin Dynasty

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This revealing book challenges longstanding notions of the Qin dynasty, China’s first imperial dynasty (221–206 BCE). The received history of the Qin dynasty and its founder is one of cruel tyranny with rule through fear and coercion. Using a wealth of new information afforded by the expansion of Chinese archaeology in recent decades as well as traditional historical sources, Charles Sanft concentrates on cooperative aspects of early imperial government, especially on the communication necessary for government. Sanft suggests that the Qin authorities sought cooperation from the populace with a publicity campaign in a wide variety of media—from bronze and stone inscriptions to roads to the bureaucracy. The book integrates theory from anthropology and economics with early Chinese philosophy and argues that modern social science and ancient thought agree that cooperation is necessary for all human societies.
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Acknowledgments



1. Introduction



2. Communication and Cooperation: A Framework



3. Communication and Cooperation in Early Chinese Thought



4. Mass Communication and Standardization



5. Progress and Publicity: Qin Shihuang, Ritual, and Common Knowledge



6. Roads to Rule: Construction as Communication



7. Law, Administration, and Communication



8. Conclusion



Notes

Bibliography

Index

Om författaren

Charles Sanft is Assistant Professor of Premodern Chinese History at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Språk Engelska ● Formatera EPUB ● Sidor 261 ● ISBN 9781438450384 ● Filstorlek 12.2 MB ● Utgivare State University of New York Press ● Publicerad 2013 ● Nedladdningsbara 24 månader ● Valuta EUR ● ID 7657947 ● Kopieringsskydd Adobe DRM
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