Crisis and Conflict in Han China, 104 BC to AD 9 (Routledge Library Editions: History of China)

This book, first published in 1974, studies the historical development of China during the Western Han dynasty (202 BC-AD 9), a time of great intellectual, religious and political change. The struggle between Reformists and Modernists is analysed using texts contemporary to the time, and this struggle was a key point in Chinese history, leading as it did to enormous change, including to economics and foreign policy. Contents Illustrations Preface to New Issue Preface Abbreviations 1 The Grand Beginning – 104 BC 2 The Case of Witchcraft in 91 BC 3 The Grand Inquest 81 BC 4 The Fall of the House of Huo - 68 – 66 BC 5 K'uang Heng and the Reform of Religious Practices 31 BC 6 The Office of Music-c.114 - 7 BC 7 The Punishment of Chih-chih –36 B C 8 The Reign of Ai ti—7–I BC 9 The Support for Wang Mang –AD 9 Appendix The Institutions of Han Government Glossary of Chinese and Japanese Proper Names and Terms Index