| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Translations from the Asian classics
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Translations from the Asian classics.
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| Note |
Translated from the original Chinese. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Intro; Table of Contents; Preface to the Abridged Edition; Acknowledgments; Map of the Warring States World Around 350 BCE; 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 |
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9. Implementing Laws10. Methods of War; 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; 20. See chapter 4; 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"; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Compiled in China in the fourth-third centuries BCE, The Book of Lord Shang argues for a new powerful government to rule over society. In Yuri Pines's translation, Shang's intellectual boldness and surprisingly modern-looking ideas shine through, underscoring the text's vibrant contribution to global political thought. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Philosophy, Chinese -- Early works to 1800.
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Philosophy, Chinese. |
| Chronological Term |
Early works to 1800 |
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Political science -- China -- Early works to 1800.
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Political science. |
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China. |
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China -- Politics and government -- To 221 B.C. -- Early works to 1800.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
To 221 B.C |
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To 221 B.C. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Early works.
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| Added Author |
Pines, Yuri, editor, translator.
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| Added Title |
Shang jun shu. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2002095348
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| ISBN |
9780231550383 (electronic book) |
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0231550383 (electronic book) |
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9780231179898 |
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