"Dividing the Realm in Order to Govern"
| Author | : Ruth Mostern |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 400 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0674056027 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780674056022 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (022 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis "Dividing the Realm in Order to Govern" by : Ruth Mostern
Download or read book "Dividing the Realm in Order to Govern" written by Ruth Mostern and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book uses Song China to explain how a pre-industrial regime organized itself spatially in order to exercise authority. By detailing the relationship between the court and local administration, Mostern complicates the received paradigm of Song centralization and decentralization.
