Confucian China and its Modern Fate
Download or Read eBook Confucian China and its Modern Fate PDF written by Joseph R. Levenson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Joseph R. Levenson |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 200 |
| Release | : 2013-11-05 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781136572739 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1136572732 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Confucian China and its Modern Fate by : Joseph R. Levenson
Book excerpt: First published in 1964 These volumes analyze modern Chinese history and its inner process, from the pre-western plateau of Confucianism to the communist triumph, in the context of many themes: science, art, philosophy, religion and economic, political, and social change. Volume Two includes: · The Republic: Confucianism and Monarchism interwoven · Confucianism and Monarchy: The basic confrontation · The evolution of the Confucian Bureaucratic personality · The limits of despotic control · Monarch and people · The Taiping Relation to Confucianism · The Japanese and Chinese monarchical mystiques
