Envisioning eternal empire : Chinese political thought of the Warring States era /
This text looks into the reasons for the durability of the Chinese empire. Pines identifies the roots of the empire's longevity in the activities of thinkers of the Warring States period who developed ideals, values, and perceptions that would become essential for the future imperial polity.
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Sprog: | engelsk |
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Honolulu :
University of Hawaiʻi Press
©2009.
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| Serier: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online adgang: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt6wqvjg |
Indholdsfortegnelse:
- Ritual figureheads
- Ways of monarchism
- The search for the ideal ruler
- An omnipotent rubber stamp
- The rise of the Shi
- To serve or not to serve
- Shi and the rulers
- Ruling for the people
- "Full bellies, empty hearts"
- The legacy of the Warring States.