Dingxin Zhao

Confucian-Legalist State

A New Theory of Chinese History

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Produktbeschreibung

The Confucian-Legalist State proposes a new theory of social change and, in doing so, analyzes the patterns of Chinese history, such as the rise and persistence of a unified empire, the continuous domination of Confucianism, and China's inability to develop industrial capitalism without Western imperialism.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 472
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. November 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 165mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 820g
• ISBN-13: 9780199351732
• ISBN-10: 0199351732
• Artikelnr.: 47868540

Autorenporträt

Dingxin Zhao is Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago and the author of several books, including the award-winning Power of Tiananmen (University of Chicago Press, 2001).

Inhaltsangabe

* Preface
* A Disclaimer
* Maps
* Part I. Empirical and Theoretical Considerations
* Introduction
* Chapter 1: A Theory of Historical Change
* Part II. The Historical Background of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty
* Chapter 2: The Western Zhou (ca. 1045-771 BCE) Order and Its Decline
* Chapter 3: The Historical Setting of Eastern Zhou, an Age of War
* Part III. War-driven Dynamism in Eastern Zhou
* Chapter 4: The Age of Hegemons (770-546 BCE)
* Chapter 5: The Age of Transition (545-420 BCE)
* Chapter 6: In the Age of Total War (419-221 BCE): (1) Philosophies
and
* Philosophers
* Chapter 7: In the Age of Total War: (2) Absolutism Prevailing
* Chapter 8: In the Age of Total War: (3) Qin and the Drive toward
Unification
* Chapter 9: Western Han and the Advent of the Confucian-Legalist State
* Part IV. The Confucian-Legalist State and Patterns of Chinese History
* Chapter 10: Pre-Song Challenges to the Confucian-Legalist
* Political Framework and Song Responses
* Chapter 11: Relations between Nomads and Settled Chinese in History
* Chapter 12: Neo-Confucianism and the Advent of a "Confucian Society "
* Chapter 13: Market Economy under the Confucian-Legalist State
* Concluding Remarks
* References