{"id":175182,"date":"2022-10-24T10:04:49","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T02:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkubs.hku.hk\/event\/the-rise-and-fall-of-imperial-china\/"},"modified":"2022-10-24T10:04:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T02:04:05","slug":"the-rise-and-fall-of-imperial-china","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.hkubs.hku.hk\/sc\/event\/the-rise-and-fall-of-imperial-china\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rise and Fall of \u000bImperial China"},"content":{"rendered":"
INFORMATION<\/h5>\n

The Rise and Fall of \u000bImperial China<\/strong><\/p>\n

How social networks shaped the imperial Chinese state<\/p>\n

China was the world\u2019s leading superpower for almost two millennia, falling behind only in the last two centuries and now rising to dominance again. What factors led to imperial China\u2019s decline? In this Quantitative History Webinar, Yuhua Wang of Harvard University will talk about his latest book The Rise and Fall of Imperial China, which offers a systematic look at the Chinese state from the seventh century through to the twentieth. Focusing on how short-lived emperors often ruled a strong state while long-lasting emperors governed a weak one, Yuhua Wang will show why lessons from China\u2019s history can help us better understand state building. <\/p>\n

In the book, Yuhua Wang argues that Chinese rulers faced a fundamental trade-off that he calls the sovereign\u2019s dilemma: a coherent elite that could collectively strengthen the state could also overthrow the ruler. This dilemma emerged because strengthening state capacity and keeping rulers in power for longer required different social networks in which central elites were embedded.<\/p>\n

Join us online as we explore how these social networks shaped the Chinese state and vice versa, and Yuhua Wang will explain how the ruler\u2019s pursuit of power by fragmenting the elites became the final culprit for China\u2019s fall.<\/p>\n

Live on Zoom on October 27, 2022
\n9:00 Hong Kong\/Beijing\/Singapore
\n10:00 Tokyo | 12:00 Sydney
\nPrevious Day 18:00 Los Angeles | 21:00 New York<\/p>\n

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About the Quantitative History Webinar Series<\/h5>\n

The Quantitative History Webinar Series aims to provide researchers, teachers, and students with an online intellectual platform to keep up to date with the latest research in the field, promoting the dissemination of research findings and interdisciplinary use of quantitative methods in historical research. The Series, now in its third year, is co-organized by the International Society for Quantitative History, HKU Business School, and Hong Kong Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences. \u91cf\u5316\u6b77\u53f2\u7db2\u4e0a\u8b1b\u5ea7\u7cfb\u5217\u7531\u9999\u6e2f\u5927\u5b78\u9673\u5fd7\u6b66\u548c\u99ac\u99b3\u9a01\u6559\u6388\u806f\u5408\u767c\u8d77\u4e26\u8209\u8fa6\uff0c\u65e8\u5728\u4ecb\u7d39\u524d\u6cbf\u91cf\u5316\u6b77\u53f2\u7814\u7a76\u6210\u679c\u3001\u4fc3\u9032\u540c\u4ec1\u4ea4\u6d41\uff0c\u63a8\u5ee3\u91cf\u5316\u65b9\u6cd5\u5728\u6b77\u53f2\u7814\u7a76\u4e2d\u7684\u61c9\u7528\u3002\u672c\u7cfb\u5217\u8b1b\u5ea7\u7531\u570b\u969b\u91cf\u5316\u6b77\u53f2\u5b78\u6703\u3001\u9999\u6e2f\u5927\u5b78\u7d93\u7ba1\u5b78\u9662\u548c\u9999\u6e2f\u4eba\u6587\u793e\u6703\u7814\u7a76\u6240\u5168\u529b\u652f\u6301\u548c\u627f\u8fa6\u3002<\/p>\n

Conveners:
\nProfessor Zhiwu Chen<\/a>
\nDr. Chicheng Ma<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-175182","event","type-event","status-publish","hentry","seminar-categories-quantitative-history-series-sc","event-natures-seminar-calendar","event-natures-sc-economics-seminar-seminar-calendar"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t