Writing and Authority in Early China

By:

Mark Edward Lewis

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

SUNY Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture

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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.

Author Biography:

Mark Edward Lewis is University Lecturer in Chinese Studies at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of Sanctioned Violence in Early China, also published by SUNY Press.

Release date Australia

March 18th, 1999

Author

Mark Edward Lewis

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Illustrations

Total Illustrations: 0

Pages

544

Series

SUNY Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture

Dimensions

152x229x25

ISBN-13

9780791441145

Product ID

9867811

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