The Everlasting Empire: The Political Culture of Ancient China and Its Imperial Legacy Hardback - 2012
by Yuri Pines
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"An important study of classical Chinese political culture, The Everlasting Empire develops exciting and provocative arguments concerning the reasons that imperial unity came to be seen as a defining norm in classical China. This book has far-reaching implications for understanding contemporary Chinese political culture as well."--Michael Puett, author of To Become a God: Cosmology, Sacrifice, and Self-Divinization in Early China
"Deeply researched, packed with detail, and bold in scope and analysis, The Everlasting Empire offers a compact yet profound interpretation of the ideological foundations of Chinese political culture. Reflecting on imperial China through its cycles of unity and disintegration from antiquity to the present, this magisterial contribution to empire studies and global history comes at a pivotal moment in time."--Martin Kern, Princeton University
"This is a knowledgeable and original book about imperial Chinese political culture. Pines argues that China displayed a remarkable tendency to unite over the course of its centuries-long history and that no serious alternative to the imperial model was proposed before the advent of the West in the nineteenth century. Surprisingly few, if any, books have addressed this subject, despite its importance not only for Chinese history but also for world civilization."--Paul Goldin, University of Pennsylvania
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- Title The Everlasting Empire: The Political Culture of Ancient China and Its Imperial Legacy
- Author Yuri Pines
- Binding Hardback
- Edition First edition.
- Pages 256
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ
- Publication date 2012-05-27
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780691134956 / 0691134952
- Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.3 in (23.11 x 15.49 x 3.30 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
- Category History - General History
- Library of Congress subjects China - Politics and government, Political culture - China - History
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2011036388
- Dewey Decimal Code 306.209
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