China as a Nation

Bas van Leeuwen; Jan Luiten van Zanden

China as a Nation

Bas van Leeuwen, Jan Luiten van Zanden

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With its unification in 221 BC, China is one of the oldest states still in existence today. The features of its unification were the creation of a transport network connecting all regions of the empire; a form of legalism, later incorporated in Confucianism, in which the people were required to support the state; and an education system geared towards maintaining state rule. These ties held an otherwise fragile empire together over the subsequent millennia, and were used at the end of each dynasty by the incoming rulers to obtain support (via taxes, obedient civil servants, and a pacified population). This led to a pattern of the rising dynasty making full use of these features, before weakening over time and ceding power to market forces. Although this pattern declined from the Qing Dynasty onwards, it has continued to the present day, still combining faster economic development with dynastic change.

Originele taal-2	Engels
Titel	China in the Local and Global Economy
Subtitel	History, Geography, Politics and Sustainability
Redacteuren	Steven Brakman, Charles van Marrewijk, Peter J. Morgan, Nimesh Salike
Plaats van productie	London and New York
Uitgeverij	Routledge
Hoofdstuk	1
Aantal pagina's	23
ISBN van elektronische versie	9781315142739
ISBN van geprinte versie	9781138307988
Status	Gepubliceerd - 2019

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Naam	Regions and Cities
Uitgeverij	Routledge

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China as a Nation. / van Leeuwen, Bas; van Zanden, Jan Luiten.
China in the Local and Global Economy : History, Geography, Politics and Sustainability. redactie / Steven Brakman; Charles van Marrewijk; Peter J. Morgan; Nimesh Salike. London and New York: Routledge, 2019. (Regions and Cities).

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