PSCI326 Lecture 1: PSCI 326 (mix of readings and lecture notes)
22 Oct 2016
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Mark borthwick, pacific century- the emergence of modern pacific asia, 4th edition, westview press, 2014 (one copy of 3rd edition on reserve, ds 518. 1 b64 2007) Ch. (1, 2 &5): chapter 1 (a) king zheng of qin survived. By 221 bce he had unified the former zhou. Kingdoms and embarked on a series of changes that were to set the character of chinese dynasties long after his own reign (221 - 206 bce). The qin first emperor (qin this enduring name is where china is derived from) assume the throne over a region established in well-codified laws and standardized measurements, practices that he extended to the new empire. He established a bureaucracy to govern china in place of a feudalistic landed aristocracy. This opened chinese society to greater social mobility and enabled bureaucracy and army to draw upon the best available talent. The mandate of heaven: among all the supernatural forces recognized by the early chinese, heaven was supreme.
