Böcker av Mark Edward (Stanford University Lewis

This Element examines how states in ancient East Asia wielded violence to create and display authority. It also explores how their licit violence was entangled in the violence whose suppression justified their power, suggesting that violence is a version of the problem it claims to solve.

Shedding new light on the history of the early Chinese empires, Mark Edward Lewis explores the evolution of ideas about honor and shame. He shows that honor-shame discourse had a far-reaching impact on political structures, family and gender roles, and the public reception of writing in early China.