Envisioning eternal empire
Subtitle: Chinese political thought of the Warring States period
By: Yuri Pines.
Publisher: University of Hawaiʻi Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Honolulu
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9780824832759
Subjects: Political culture -- China -- History; Political science -- China -- Philosophy -- History; China -- History -- Warring States, 403-221 B.C; China -- Politics and government -- To 221 B.C
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ritual figureheads; title: Ways of monarchism; title: The search for the ideal ruler; title: An omnipotent rubber stamppart; title: The rise of the Shi; title: To serve or not to serve; title: Shi and the rulers; title: Ruling for the people; title: "Full bellies, empty hearts"; title: The legacy of the Warring States.