Published by Phoenix Press - Orion, New York, NY, 2005
ISBN 10: 1898800499 ISBN 13: 9781898800491
Seller: Renaissance Books, Riverside, CA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 2005 re-issue of book first published in 1978. Story of a civilization in which emperors are larger than life, bureaucrats are satirized, nature is adored, and war is reviled. Explains the political process with emperor at the top and district magistrates are at the bottom of a bureaucratic structure, and how political, philosophical, social and aesthetic experiences are reflected in imaginative writing. Illustrated with b/w photos and line drawings. Notes, Further Reading, Index. Published @ 8.99 Pounds.