Envisioning eternal empire Chinese political thought of the Warring States era /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pines, Yuri.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, c2009.
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Table of 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.