History of Chinese Political Thought, Volume 1 : : From the Beginnings to the Sixth Century, A.D. / / Kung-chuan Hsiao.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Archive (pre 2000) eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Hsiao, Kung-chuan,
• TeilnehmendeR: Mote, Frederick W.
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1979
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations ; 114
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (800 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Table of Contents --; Fan-li-General Principles Governing the Composition of This Work --; Author's Foreword --; Translator's Preface --; Notes on the Principles Guiding Translation --; Introduction --; PART ONE: The Political Thought of the Feudal World (One)-The Period of Creativity --; CHAPTER ONE. The Various Schools of Political Thought in the Pre-Ch'in Age --; CHAPTER TWO. Confucius (551-479 B.C.) --; CHAPTER THREE. Mencius and Hsün Tzu --; CHAPTER FOUR. Mo Tzu (ca. 490-403 B.C.) --; CHAPTER FIVE. Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu --; CHAPTER SIX. Kuan Tzu --; CHAPTER SEVEN. Lord Shang and Han Fei Tzu --; PART TWO: The Political Thought of the Authoritarian Empire (One)- the Period of Continuity --; CHAPTER EIGHT. Mohists and Legalists in the Ch'in and Han Periods --; CHAPTER NINE. From Chia Yi to Chung-ch'ang T'ung --; CHAPTER TEN. From the Lü-shih Ch'un-chiu to Wang Ch'ung's Lun Heng --; CHAPTER ELEVEN. From Wang Pi to Ko Hung --; Glossary --; Bibliography --; Index --; Backmatter
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400869534; 9783110649680; 9783110426847; 9783110413601; 9783110665925; 9783110442496
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400869534
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Kung-chuan Hsiao.

This volume launches the translation of a work that describes the development of Chinese political thought from the time of Confucius in the late Chou era into the twentieth century. The author systematically treats leading thinkers, schools, and movements, displaying a consummate mastery of traditional Chinese learning, and of Western analytical and comparative methods. This first complete translation includes prefatory remarks by Kung-chuan Hsiao and notes prepared by the translator to assist the Western reader.Originally published in 1979.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.