Sanctioned Violence in Early China

Sanctioned Violence in Early ChinaThis book provides new insight into the creation of the Chinese empire by examining the changing forms of permitted violence warfare, hunting, sacrifice, punishments, and vengeance. It analyzes the interlinked evolution of these violent practices to reveal changes in the nature of political authority, in the basic units of social organization, and in the fundamental commitments of the ruling elite. The work offers a new interpretation of the changes

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