| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 351 pages) |
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Translations from the Asian classics |
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Translations from the Asian classics.
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| Contents |
Part I: Introduction ; 1. Shang Yang and His Times ; 2. The Text: History, Dating, Style ; 3. The Ideology of the Total State ; 4. The Text's Reception and Impact ; Part II: The Book of Lord Shang ; Notes on Translation; 1. Revising the Laws; 2. Orders to Cultivate Wastelands; 3. Agriculture and Warfare; 4. Eliminating the Strong with 20. Weakening the People and 5. Explaining the People; 6. Calculating the Land; 7. Opening the Blocked; 8. Speaking of the One; 9. Implementing Laws ; 10. Methods of War |
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11. Establishing the Roots; 12. Military Defense; 13. Making Orders Strict; 14. Cultivation of Authority; 15. Attracting the People; 16. Essentials of Punishments; 17. Rewards and Punishments; 18. Charting the Policies; 19. Within the Borders; 21. Protecting from Robbers; 22. External and Internal; 23. Ruler and Ministers; 24. Interdicting and Encouraging; 25. Attention to Law; 26. Fixing Divisions; Fragment of "Six Laws." |
| Summary |
Compiled in China in the fourth-third centuries B.C.E., The Book of Lord Shang argues for a new powerful government to penetrate 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 this new 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 |
| Notes |
Translated from the Chinese |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Philosophy, Chinese -- Early works to 1800
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Political science -- China -- Early works to 1800
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PHILOSOPHY -- Political.
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Philosophy, Chinese
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Political science
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
China -- Politics and government -- To 221 B.C. -- Early works to 1800
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| Subject |
China
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| Genre/Form |
Early works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pines, Yuri, translator, editor
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| LC no. |
2016028594 |
| ISBN |
9780231542333 |
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023154233X |
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