Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Book of Lord ShangCondition: NewEAN: 9780231179898ISBN: 9780231179898Edition: abridged editionPublisher: Columbia University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 03/19/2019Language: EnglishItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmAuthor: Yang ShangSubtitle: Apologetics of State Power in Early ChinaISBN-10: 0231179898Description: Compiled in China in the fourth–third centuries BCE, The Book of Lord Shang argues for a new powerful government to rule over society and turn every man into a diligent tiller and valiant soldier. Creating a “rich state and a strong army” will be the first step toward unification of “All-under-Heaven.” These ideas served the state of Qin that eventually created the first imperial polity on Chinese soil. In Yuri Pines’s translation, The Book of Lord Shang’s intellectual boldness and surprisingly modern-looking ideas shine through, underscoring the text’s vibrant contribution to global political thought.The Book of Lord Shang is attributed to the statesman and theorist Shang Yang and his followers. It epitomizes the ideology of China’s so-called Legalist School of thought. In the ninety years since the work’s previous translation, major breakthroughs in studies of the book’s dating and context have recast our understanding of its messages. Pines applies these advances to a whole new reading of the text’s content and function in the sociopolitical life of its times and subsequent centuries. This abridged and revised edition of Pines’s annotated translation is ideal for newcomers to the book while also guiding early Chinese scholars and comparatists. It highlights the text’s practical success and its influence on political thought and political practice in traditional and modern China.Country/Region of Manufacture: USBook Series: Translations from the Asian ClassicsGenre: Law & PoliticsTopic: History, Philosophy & SpiritualityRelease Year: 2019 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: The Book of Lord Shang
Title: The Book of Lord Shang
EAN: 9780231179898
ISBN: 9780231179898
Edition: abridged edition
Release Date: 03/19/2019
Release Year: 2019
Subtitle: Apologetics of State Power in Early China
ISBN-10: 0231179898
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Law & Politics
Topic: Philosophy & Spirituality
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Book of Lord Shang : Apologetics of State Power in Early China
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication Year: 2019
Subject: Military / Strategy, Eastern, Asia / China, World / Asian
Item Height: 1 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 18.8 Oz
Subject Area: Political Science, Philosophy, History
Item Length: 8.4 in
Author: Yang Shang
Series: Translations from the Asian Classics Ser.
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
