| China's Legalists: The Early Totalitarians: The Early Totalitarians Contributor(s): Fu, Zhengyuan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1563247801 ISBN-13: 9781563247804 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Political - Philosophy | Eastern - History | Asia - China |
| Dewey: 321.601 |
| LCCN: 95-52835 |
| Lexile Measure: 1330 |
| Series: New Studies in Asian Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.99" W x 8.9" (0.71 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This text discusses the Chinese Legalists, an ancient school of Chinese philosophy which flourished during the Period of the Hundred Contending Schools (6th-3rd century B.C.E.) The school perfected the science of government and art of statecraft to a level that would have greatly impressed Machiavelli. This period and its personalities, as well as a taste of the style and spirit of the Legalists' discourse, are made accessible to the student and general reader, placing into focus the roots of the great Chinese philosophy-as-statecraft tradition. The Legalists - most famously Li Kui, Shang Yang, Shen Buhai, Shen Dao, and Han Fei - had a great impact not only on the institutions and practices of Chinese imperial tradition but also on the Maoist totalitarianism of the People's Republic of China. |