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The Emergence of China
Brooks, E. Bruce; Brooks, A. Taeko
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Paperback. A survey of classical Chinese history and thought Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
The Emergence of China presents the classical period in its own terms. It contains more than 500 translated excerpts from the classical texts, linked by a running commentary which traces the evolution and interaction of the different schools of thought. These are shown in dialogue about issues from tax policy to the length of the mourning period for a parent. Some texts labor to establish the legal and political structures of the new state, while others passionately oppose its war orientation, or amusingly ridicule those who supported it. Here are the arguments of the Hundred Schools of classical thought, for ... Read more
The Emergence of China presents the classical period in its own terms. It contains more than 500 translated excerpts from the classical texts, linked by a running commentary which traces the evolution and interaction of the different schools of thought. These are shown in dialogue about issues from tax policy to the length of the mourning period for a parent. Some texts labor to establish the legal and political structures of the new state, while others passionately oppose its war orientation, or amusingly ridicule those who supported it. Here are the arguments of the Hundred Schools of classical thought, for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Warring States Project United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781936166756
SKU
V9781936166756
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