Envisioning eternal empire [electronic resource] : Chinese political thought of the Warring States era / Yuri Pines.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, c2009.Description: vii, 311 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • JQ1516 .P56 2009eb
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-295) and index.

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.

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