Series of Special Histories of Chinese Culture · History of Chinese Official System

Author: Wei Qingyuan
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book comprehensively and systematically analyzes and introduces the emergence, development, and evolution of China's national administrative official system over four thousand years from a macro, dynamic, and grand historical perspective. It compiles the author's insights from decades of research on the history of political institutions, making it a summary work on the history of the official system. The chapters on Introduction, Monarchy and Imperial Power, Central Institutions, Local Administration, Xushi, and (counselors/advisors) are particularly outstanding. The entire book features fluent and concise language, making it an easy-to-understand academic read with rich knowledge content and high academic standards.