Violence and the rise of centralized states in East Asia /

Violence, both physical and nonphysical, is central to any society, but it is a version of the problem that it claims to solve. This Element examines how states in ancient East Asia, from the late Shang through the end of the Han dynasty, wielded violence to create and display authority, and also ho...

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Main Author: Lewis, Mark Edward, 1954- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022.
Series:Cambridge elements. Elements in ancient East Asia
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