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"A thoughtful overview of the Chinese tradition of statecraft: the practices that determined the duties and obligations of the state toward the people and that guided officials in the administrative practice of good government. Together these essays bring the Chinese historical tradition into the global history of responsible government"-- Provided by publisher.
List of contents
Introduction; 1. Statecraft Confucian Timothy Brook; 2. Ideological modules for diagnosing disorder Lianbin Dai; 3. The problem of monarchy Timothy Brook; 4. Waiting: the seniority system R. Kent Guy; 5. Relieving famines Pierre-Étienne Will; 6. Financial administration, market, and merchants Desmond Cheung; 7. The institution of penal prudence Jérôme Bourgon; 8. Feeling, the State, and the problem of filial revenge C. D. Alison Bailey; 9. Employing military force to rule the realm Wicky Wai-kit Tse; 10. Strengthening the army Jun Fang; 11. The limits of all-under-heaven Leo K. Shin; 12. Paramount boundaries Aaron Throness; Conclusion: Neo-Confucian learning as a knowledge practice for sociopolitical engagement Lianbin Dai; Bibliography; Index.
About the author
Timothy Brook, a historian of Ming China, is the Emeritus Republic of China Chair at the University of British Columbia.Lianbin Dai, a historian of late imperial China, is a research associate of the York Centre for Asian Research, York University.
