State Power and Governance in Early Imperial China by Chun Fu... - 9781438499383

State University of New York Press

State Power and Governance in Early Imperial ChinaThe Collapse of the Qin Empire, 221207 BCE\nAuthor(s): Chun Fung Tong\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: State University of New York Press, United States\nImprint: State University of New York Press\nISBN-13: 9781438499383, 978-1438499383\nSynopsis\nOffers a new perspective on the first dynasty of imperial China and the reasons for its collapse.\n\nState Power and Governance in Early Imperial China delves into the governance and capacity of the state by providing an empirical historical study of the collapse of China's Qin Empire. In contrast to the popular view that the Qin fell suddenly and dramatically, this book argues that the collapse was rooted in persistent structural problems of the empire, including the serious resource shortages experienced by local governments, inefficient communication between administrative units, and social tensions in the new territories. Rather than reducing Qin rulers to heartless villains who refused t.