The Book of Lord Shang: Apologetics of State Power in Early China

by Yang Shang

Book Overview

Compiled in China in the fourth-third centuries BCE, The Book of Lord Shang argues for a new powerful government to rule over society and turn every man into a diligent tiller and valiant soldier. Creating a "rich state and a strong army" will be the first step toward unification of "All-under-Heaven." These ideas served the state of Qin that eventually created the first imperial polity on Chinese soil. In Yuri Pines's translation, The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231179898
• ISBN13: 9780231179898
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"