Yang Huadong (Librarian of Hangzhou Public Library)
Hello, everyone! Today’s recommendation is "Law and People: the Interaction Between Men and System During the Imperial System".
Professor Zhao Dongmei is a doctoral supervisor in the Department of History of Peking University in China. "Law and People: the Interaction Between Men and System During the Imperial System" written by Professor Zhao Dongmei is a historical popular monograph, illustrating the system, regime, the relationship between monarchy and power, the central and local governments’ centralization as well as autonomy. These academic topics usually tend to be boring, but this book expounded some historical knowledge ignored or misunderstood through vivid historical examples with simple narration.
Law and People: the Interaction Between Men and System During the Imperial System
ISBN：9787521723984
Although most of the views in this book were obtained by the author from researchers’ reading experiences, the above-mentioned materials were displayed to readers in a clear way, thanks to Professor Zhao Dongmei’s careful digestion and decomposition, which might not be easy for scholars and professors. In short, it is an interesting and inspiring book that could lead you to know more about history.
Besides, we could detect Professor Zhao Dongmei's appreciation and love for the Song Dynasty as an expert in the history of the Song Dynasty and a director of the History Research Association of Chinese Song Dynasty. In addition, the historical bibliography recommended by Professor Zhao Dongmei is worth reading. We could gradually enrich our historical research by her recommended book list.
