| Authority and Welfare in China: Modern Debates in Historical Perspective 1999 Edition Contributor(s): Twohey, M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312217463 ISBN-13: 9780312217464 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 1999 Annotation: This book describes the relationship between political authoritarianism and people's welfare in modern China. Based on a study of Chinese political discourse from the 1898 reform period to the present, the book demonstrates that support for authoritarian rule in modern China is best understood when compared to ancient political traditions of authority and welfare that were established in China's late Zhou dynasty by the Confucian philosopher Xunzi (298-238 BC). |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 320.451 |
| LCCN: 98023638 |
| Series: Studies on the Chinese Economy |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.71" W x 8.83" (1.08 lbs) 227 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book describes the relationship between political authoritarianism and people's welfare in modern China. Based on a study of Chinese political discourse from the 1898 reform period to the present, the book demonstrates that support for authoritarian rule in modern China is best understood when compared to ancient political traditions of authority and welfare that were established in China's late Zhou dynasty by the Confucian philosopher Xunzi (298-238 BC). |