The Feudal Revolution that Never Happened: Elite Reproduction and Political Power in Medieval China, 386-534 AD

• In Event: Factions and Elite Politics in China

Brief Overview

This paper uses unique data from the 4, 5 & 6th centuries China to trace the political origins of the great divergence between Europe and East Asia

Authors

• Erik H Wang, Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse

• Joy Chen, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business

• Xiaoming Zhang, The University of Hong Kong