Brief History of the Official System in China.

Intro -- Cover -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Introducing the Official System in Ancient China -- 1. Evolution of the ancient official system -- 2. Basic features of the ancient official system -- 3. Major records of the official system -- Chapter 2 Pre-Qin Royal Power and Post-Qin Imperial Power -- 1. Lineage-based royal power -- 2. Autocratic-oriented imperial power -- 3. Crown Prince, imperial harem and eunuchs -- Chapter 3 The Central Decision-making System -- 1. The administrative Imperial Secretariat -- 2. The policy-formulating Secretariat and the advisory Chancellery -- 3. Intervention of Hanlin Scholars and Palace Secretaries -- 4. Installment of the Cabinet and the Council of State -- Chapter 4 The Central Government System -- 1. Three Dukes and Nine Chamberlains: Masters of the Outer Court -- 2. Imperial Secretariat: Overseer of all offices -- 3. Three Departments and Six Ministries in transformation -- 4. The Chancellor abolished, replaced by the Six Ministries -- Chapter 5 Territorial Administration -- 1. The exterior domain: feuds and fiefs -- 2. The Commandery-County system -- 3. Development of the Province system -- 4. Administration of bordering areas -- 5. Increasingly sophisticated grass-root administration -- Chapter 6 The Surveillance System -- 1. The Palace Aide to the Censor-in-chief and the Metropolitan Commandant -- 2. Independence of the Censorate -- 3. Assimilation of surveillance and remonstration -- addition of agencies for territorial surveillance -- 4. The Chief Surveillance Bureau in lieu of the Censorate -- Chapter 7 The Military System -- 1. Commanding institutions and military establishment -- 2. Establishment of the Imperial Armies -- 3. Territorial armed forces -- Chapter 8 Personnel Administration -- 1. Recruitment and appointment -- 2. Ranks, titles and salaries -- 3. Assessment, rewards and punishments.

Appendix Simplified Figures Illustrating the Official Systems of Major Dynasties.

China has a rich history of administrative systems, with each major dynasty developing their own civil and state mechanisms, together with the officials needed to staff the system. This fascinating book offers a detailed examination into ancient China's numerous systems of bureaucracy, administration, and governance. It breaks the authoritative coverage down into eight distinct sections: Introducing the Official System in Ancient China * Pre-Qin Royal Power and Post-Qin Imperial Power * The Central Decision-Making System * The Central Government System * Territorial Administration * The Surveillance System * The Military System * Personnel Administration. (Series: Economic History in China).

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