Frederick P. Brandauer is professor emeritus of Chinese at the University of Washington. Chun-Chieh Huang is distinguished professor of general education, dean of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, and director of the Program of East Asian Confucianisms at National Taiwan University. Contributors include Huang Chi-chiang, Jack L. Dull, Stephan Durrant, R. Kent Guy, Chen Jo-shui, David R. Knechtges, Thomas H. C. Lee, and Ku Wei-ying.

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• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction / Frederick P. Brandauer1. Determining Orthodoxy: Imperial Roles / Jack L. Dull2. Ssu-ma Ch'ien's Portrayal of the First Ch'in Emperor / Stephen Durrant3. The Emperor and Literature: Emperor Wu of the Han / David R. Knechtges4. Empress Wu and Proto-Feminist Sentiments in T'and China / Chen Jo-Shui5. Academies: Official Sponsorship and Suppression / Thomas H. C. Lee6. Imperial Rulership and Buddhism in the Early Northern Sung / Huang Chi-Chiang7. Imperial Rulership in Cultural History: Chu Hsi's Interpretation / Chun-Chieh Huang8. The Emperor and the Star Spirits: A Mythological Reading of the Shi-hu chuan / Frederick P. Brandauer9. Ku Yen-wu's Ideal of the Emperor: A Cultural Giant and Political Dwarf / Ku Wei-Ying10. Imperial Powers and the Appointment of Provincial Governors in Ch'ing China, 1700-1900 / R. Kent Guy11. Some Observations and Reflections / Chun-Chieh HuangContributorsIndex

Frederick P. Brandauer is professor emeritus of Chinese at the University of Washington. Chun-Chieh Huang is distinguished professor of general education, dean of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, and director of the Program of East Asian Confucianisms at National Taiwan University. Contributors include Huang Chi-chiang, Jack L. Dull, Stephan Durrant, R. Kent Guy, Chen Jo-shui, David R. Knechtges, Thomas H. C. Lee, and Ku Wei-ying.

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• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction / Frederick P. Brandauer1. Determining Orthodoxy: Imperial Roles / Jack L. Dull2. Ssu-ma Ch'ien's Portrayal of the First Ch'in Emperor / Stephen Durrant3. The Emperor and Literature: Emperor Wu of the Han / David R. Knechtges4. Empress Wu and Proto-Feminist Sentiments in T'and China / Chen Jo-Shui5. Academies: Official Sponsorship and Suppression / Thomas H. C. Lee6. Imperial Rulership and Buddhism in the Early Northern Sung / Huang Chi-Chiang7. Imperial Rulership in Cultural History: Chu Hsi's Interpretation / Chun-Chieh Huang8. The Emperor and the Star Spirits: A Mythological Reading of the Shi-hu chuan / Frederick P. Brandauer9. Ku Yen-wu's Ideal of the Emperor: A Cultural Giant and Political Dwarf / Ku Wei-Ying10. Imperial Powers and the Appointment of Provincial Governors in Ch'ing China, 1700-1900 / R. Kent Guy11. Some Observations and Reflections / Chun-Chieh HuangContributorsIndex