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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers The Empire of the Text: Writing and Authority in Early Imperial China

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Explore a groundbreaking analysis of textual authority in ancient China with this scholarly work from Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This unique study examines the Qin-Han period to reveal how a distinct regime of textual authority emerged alongside imperial power, creating a sophisticated system that shaped early Chinese elite culture. Drawing on extensive research and contemporary theory, the author provides original insights into canonization processes, textual transmission systems, and the ideological foundations of early imperial society. The work offers innovative frameworks for understanding literature, linguistics, intellectual history, and institutional development during one of China's most transformative eras. Essential reading for scholars, historians, and students of ancient Chinese civilization seeking deeper comprehension of how written texts became central to political and cultural authority.

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The Empire of the Text presents original analysis of textual authority systems that emerged during the Qin-Han period in early imperial China.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers offers comprehensive examination of canonization and textual transmission systems in ancient Chinese elite culture.

This study provides innovative theoretical frameworks for analysing literature, linguistics, intellectual history, and institutional structures of early imperial China.

The author integrates wide-ranging research to explore the socio-ideological foundations that distinguished textual authority from imperial authority in ancient China.

Ideal for academics, historians, and students researching early Chinese civilisation, cultural authority, and the development of written traditions.

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23 December 1998
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