Lu Jia's <i>New Discourses</i>: a Political Manifesto from the Early Han Dynasty : A Political Manifesto from the Early Han Dynasty

By Paul goldin

Lu Jia's New Discourses: A Political Manifesto from the Early Han Dynasty is a readable yet accurate translation by Paul R. Goldin and Elisa Levi Sabattini.
Celebrated as "a man-of-service with a mouth [skilled] at persuasion", Lu Jia (c. 228-140 BCE) became one of the leading figures of the early Han dynasty, serving as a statesman and diplomat from the very beginning of the Han empire. This book is a translation of Lu Jia's New Discourses, which laid out the reasons for rise and fall of empires. Challenged by the new Emperor to produce a book explaining why a realm that was conquered on horseback cannot also be ruled on horseback, Lu Jia produced New Discourses, to great acclaim.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004419594
• ISBN13: 9789004419599
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 142 Pages