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Bridging Two Worlds : Comparing Classical Political Thought and Statecraft in India and China / ed. by Daniel A. Bell.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Great transformations ; 4.
- Great Transformations ; 4
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Diplomatic relations.
- Politics and government.
- India--Foreign relations--21st century.
- India.
- China--Foreign relations--21st century.
- China.
- India--Politics and government--21st century.
- China--Politics and government--21st century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 318 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2023]
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. The rise of China and India could be the most important political development of the twenty-first century. What will the foreign policies of China and India look like in the future? What should they look like? And what can each country learn from the other? Bridging Two Worlds gathers a coterie of experts in the field, analyzing profound political thinkers from these ancient regions whose theories of interstate relations set the terms for the debates today. This volume is the first work that systematically compares ancient thoughts and theories about international politics between China and India. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the growth of China and India and what it will mean for the rest of the world.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Setting the Stage, Part I: Overview of the Project
- Setting the Stage, Part II: Why Compare the Classical Political Thought of China and India?
- Theme I Methodology
- 1 Mining the Past to Construct the Present: Some Methodological Considerations from India
- 2 Some Methodological Reflections: In Defense of Philosophy of Culture and Thick Generalizations
- Theme II Political Leadership
- 3 How Do Xunzi and Kautilya Ponder Interstate Politics?
- 4 Ashoka's Dhamma as a Project of Expansive Moral Hegemony
- Theme III Amoral Realism
- 5 A Comparative Study on the International Political Thoughts of Han Feizi and Kautilya (Chanakya)
- 6 The Spectre of "Amoral Realism" in International Relations: A Classical Indian Overview
- Theme IV Empire
- 7 The Particularity of Ancient China as an Empire
- 8 Ideas of Empire in Ancient India in a Comparative Frame
- Theme V Just War
- 9 The Mahābhārata, Mencius, and the Modern World: Reflections on Dharmayuddha and Ānṛśaṁsya
- 10 Mencius on Just War A Comparison with Political Thought in Ancient India
- Theme VI Diplomacy
- 11 India's Diplomacy in Absentia: Violence, Defense, Offense
- 12 From Ancient Silk Road to Modern Belt and Road Initiative: A Signaling Approach to Trust-Building across Narratives
- Theme VII Balancing, Hegemony, and Mandalas
- 13 Balancing in Ancient China
- 14 International Order in Ancient India
- List of Contributors
- Index
- Notes:
- "A Philip E. Lilienthal book in Asian studies"--Cover page 4.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 https://www.degruyter.com/dg/page/open-access-policy
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Mai 2023)
- ISBN:
- 9780520390997
- 0520390997
- OCLC:
- 1333688240
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