Guanzi - Political, Economic, and Philosophical Essays From Early China

Informationen zum Autor W. Allyn Rickett is Professor Emeritus of Chinese Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. The first volume of his translation of the Guanzi was published by Princeton in 1985. Klappentext Named for the famous Chinese minister of state Guan Zhong (d. 645 B.C.), the Guanzi is one of the largest collections of ancient Chinese writings still in existence. With this volume, W. Allyn Rickett completes the first full translation of the Guanzi into English. Throughout the text, Rickett provides extensive notes. He also supplies an introduction to the volume and a comprehensive index.

Product details

• Assisted by: W. Allyn Rickett (Editor and translation), Rickett W. Allyn (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9780691218984
• ISBN: 978-0-691-21898-4
• No. of pages: 590
• Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; China, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, PHILOSOPHY / Essays, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Essays, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Chinese, Chinese, Political science & theory, Economic theory & philosophy, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary essays, Political science and theory, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, Non-Western philosophy, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, Economic theory and philosophy