Village and Bureaucracy in Southern Sung China

By: Brian E. McKnight

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Paperback | 15 February 1983 | Edition Number 1

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In imperial China, workers drawn from the local populace performed many of the basic functions of local administration. Standing between the rulers and the ruled, these men mediated in both directions. McKnight's study concentrates on the nature of this village-level subbureaucratic activity in the Sung period; it sheds new light on the emergence of early Chinese society while providing a background against which to assess social changes during later dynasties.

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Preface
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
The Northern Sung: Clerical Personnel and Village Officers
The Southern Sung Village Service System: Functions and Procedures
Structure of the Village Service System
Selection of Personnel: Privileged Households
Registration and Grading of Households
Further Criteria of Liability and Procedures of Conscription
Problems and the Search for a Solution
Conclusion
Bibliography
Glossary-Index
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