Envisioning Eternal Empire : : Chinese Political Thought of the Warring States Era /

Envisioning Eternal Empire : : Chinese Political Thought of the Warring States Era / / Yuri Pines.

This ambitious book looks into the reasons for the exceptional durability of the Chinese empire, which lasted for more than two millennia (221 BCE-1911 CE). Yuri Pines identifies the roots of the empire's longevity in the activities of thinkers of the Warring States period (453-221 BCE), who, i...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
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Pines, Yuri,
Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2008]
©2008
Year of Publication:2008
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (320 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part I. The Ruler
  • 1. Ritual Figureheads
  • 2. Ways Of Monarchism
  • 3. The Search For The Ideal Ruler
  • 4. An Omnipotent Rubber Stamp
  • Part II. Shi: The Intellectual
  • 5. The Rise Of The Shi
  • 6. To Serve Or Not To Serve
  • 7. Shi And The Rulers
  • Part III. The People
  • 8. Ruling For The People
  • 9. "Full Bellies, Empty Hearts"
  • The Legacy Of The Warring States
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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