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Envisioning eternal empire : Chinese political thought of the Warring States era /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pines, Yuri
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2009]
Subjects:
Political science > China > Philosophy > History.
Political culture > China > History.
China > Politics and government > To 221 B.C.
China > History > Warring States, 403-221 B.C.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.