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Traces of Grand Peace : classics and state activism in imperial China / Jaeyoon Song.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Song, Jaeyoon, 1969- author.
- Series:
- Harvard University Studies in East Asian Law ; 98.
- Harvard University Studies in East Asian Law ; 98
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Zhou Gong, -1105 B.C--Influence.
- Zhou Gong.
- Zhou li--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Zhou li.
- Chinese literature--221 B.C.-960 A.D--History and criticism.
- Chinese literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 434 pages :) illustrations ;
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London : Harvard University Asia Center, [2015]
- Summary:
- "Illuminates the interplay between classics, thinkers, and government in statist reform in Northern Song (960-1127) China and explains why the uneasy marriage between classics and state activism had to fail"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- A brief history of the Zhouli, 200 BC-900 AD
- Part I. Wealth, power, and legitimacy
- The ascent of the Zhouli before the new policies
- The Zhouli and Li Gou's constitutional agenda
- The rise of the Zhouli during the new policies
- Part II. Bureaucracy and state management
- The new learning and the politics of etymology
- Premiership and the principles of bureaucracy
- The supreme ruler and political legitimacy
- Part III. Economic plans, social organization, and moral suasion
- Economic plans and popular welfare
- The realms of governance and education
- "Unify moralities and correct customs"
- Part IV. Political visions and plans for reform in the new policies
- The political geography of the Western Zhou
- The Fengjian system in the Zhouli
- The market, social organization, and military structure
- Afterward : taking back the Zhouli in Southern Song.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-408) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-68417-082-6
- OCLC:
- 1132688375
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9781684170821 DOI
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