Writing and Authority in Early China

Mark Edward Lewis

Writing and Authority in Early China
Format
Hardback
Publisher
State University of New York Press
Country
United States
Published
23 April 1999
Pages
544
ISBN
9780791441138

Writing and Authority in Early China

Mark Edward Lewis

Traces the evolving uses of writing to command assent and authority in early China, an evolution that culminated in the establishment of a textual canon as the basis of imperial authority.

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