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The economic and social history of Later Han

Ebrey, Patricia·1986·The Cambridge History of China
DOI 10.1017/chol9780521243278.013
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This chapter describes and analyzes major structural changes in the economy and society, such as the reorganization of agricultural production, the emergence of new forms of local organization, and the continuing evolution of the composition of the upper class in Han period. In the Later Han period, commerce and industry were not subject to as much political interference as they had been in the first century BC and during Wang Mang's reign. The evidence for the continued flourishing of interregional trade through Later Han is largely circumstantial. Land transportation in north China was probably as good during Later Han as it was in any period before modern times. Scholars approaching Han society from a variety of standpoints have perceived a major change in the organization of rural communities. Social stratification underwent gradual change during the Later Han. The Hou-Han shu describes a few cases of extremely prolonged prominence or of extremely fast social rise.

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  • Patricia Ebrey explains that these lineages were established by local leaders who earned respect by gathering loyal followings and administering localities with justice, efficiency and generosity, and were also recognised as threats to centrally authorised officials.

    “Patricia Ebrey explains that on the one hand, these lineages were established by local leaders who earned the respect of their contemporaries for gathering together a loyal following and using it to administer a locality with justice, efficiency and generosity. On the other hand, they were also recognised as being a threat to the effective control of centrally authorised officials (Ebrey 1986, 630”

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Authors
Ebrey, P.
Affiliations
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
Corresponding author
Ebrey, Patricia
Venue
The Cambridge History of China
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Published
1986-12-26
Pages
608-648
DOI
10.1017/chol9780521243278.013
OpenAlex
W2502721636
Cited by
28
References
13
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
FWCI
0.00
Type
book chapter
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 7763 d)
Locations
Cambridge University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Chinese history and philosophy
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Historical Economic and Social Studies
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance
Keywords
Later Han dynasty, economic history, social history, agricultural production, local organizations, commerce and industry, interregional trade, land transport, rural communities, social stratification, social mobility, Hou Hanshu, Wang Mang

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