The Imperial Qín Dynasty Elements of Governance as Reflected in the Lǐyē 里耶 Manuscripts

• Main Author: Schneider, Marcel
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2024; Walter de Gruyter GmbH
• Edition: 1
• Series: Welten Ostasiens / Worlds of East Asia / Mondes de l’Extrême Orient
• Subjects: Calendar; decentralization; Interdisciplinary studies; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; Regional / International studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies; taxation; timekeeping; timekeeping; decentralization; taxation; Calendar
• ISBN: 3110791854; 9783110791839; 9783110791853; 9783110791952; 3110791951; 3110791838
• ISSN: 1660-9131
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110791853

The Lǐyē 里耶 text corpus is one of the basic reference points when it comes to the research of pre-imperial and early imperial documents, and grants unique opportunities to redefine our knowledge about social, legal, political, administrative and ritual responsibilities of the first Chinese empire. T...