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Ideology of Power and Power of Ideology in Early China

Ideology of Power and Power of Ideology in Early China

Pines, Yuri
Goldin, Paul
Kern, Martin

Hardcover

General Asian HistoryGeneral Eastern ReligionsGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 9004299297
ISBN13: 9789004299290
Publisher: Brill
Published: Jul 31 2015
Pages: 348
Weight: 1.50
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.40 Depth: 9.50
Language: English
Ideology of Power and Power of Ideology in Early China explores ancient Chinese political thought during the centuries surrounding the formation of the empire in 221 BCE. The individual chapters examine the ideology and practices of legitimation, views of rulership, conceptualizations of ruler-minister relations, economic thought, and the bureaucratic administration of commoners.
The contributors analyze the formation of power relations from various angles, ranging from artistic expression to religious ideas, political rhetoric, and administrative action. They demonstrate the interrelatedness of historiography and political ideology and show how the same text served both to strengthen the ruler's authority and moderate his excesses. Together, the chapters highlight the immense complexity of ancient Chinese political thought, and the deep tensions running within it.

Contributors include Scott Cook, Joachim Gentz, Paul R. Goldin, Romain Graziani, Martin Kern, Liu Zehua, Luo Xinhui, Yuri Pines, Roel Sterckx, and Charles Sanft.

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