How China was governed in her long historic past, and how the emperor and the court functioned has aroused considerable interest to historians and social scientists in modern times.
Nobody is more qualified to tell the story on China's institutional history than the late Professor Ch'ien Mu himself.
The author picks the most important dynasties in Chinese history and discusses the organization of the government in terms of fiscal, military and civil services as well as relations between the central and provincial government. To achieve so much in such a short monograph is truly the work of a master.
