Claire Brooks, Oliver Hart
A chapter by chapter discussion and debate of James C Davis’ book, The Human Story
This episode explores how Qin Shi Huang’s ruthless Legalist state built a unified China through standardization, massive public works, and the terracotta army. It then shows how the Han Dynasty blended centralized administration with Confucian ideals and paper-based bureaucracy to create an empire that could outlast any one ruler.
