Introduction Preface PART I BACKGROUND CHAPTER 1 POLITICAL SYSTEM OF ANCIENT CHINA A. Burgeoning of Absolute Monarchy during the Pre-Qin Times 1. Democracy in the Primitive Society 2. Kingship in the Xia and Shang Dynasties 3. Claims for Absolute Monarchy during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period B. Establishment of Absolute Monarchy during the Qin Dynasty 1. Powers of the Emperor 2. Central Government Institutions 3. Political Belief C. Entrenchment of Absolute Monarchy in the Tang Dynasty 1. Understanding of the Emperor's Power 2. Well-arranged Central Government Institu |
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