Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-320) and index.
Contents:
Elite social terrain and state development -- China's state development over the last two millennia -- State strengthening in the Tang dynasty -- The turning point : Tang-Song transition -- The rise of the bowtie in the Song dynasty -- State maintaining in the Ming dynasty -- The development of private-order institutions -- State failure in the Qing dynasty? -- The long shadow of the empire -- Appendices.
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