Allan, Sarah,

Buried ideas : legends of abdication and ideal government in early Chinese bamboo-slip manuscripts / Sarah Allan. - 1 online resource (388 pages) : illustrations, maps. - SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture . - SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781438457796


Ideals (Philosophy)--Political aspects--History--China--To 1500--Sources.
Merit (Ethics)--Political aspects--History--China--To 1500--Sources.
Political science--History--China--To 1500--Sources.
Manuscripts, Chinese.
Chinese language--To 600--Texts.


China--History--Warring States, 403-221 B.C.--Sources.
China--Politics and government--To 221 B.C.--Sources.
China--Kings and rulers--Abdication--History--Sources.
China--Intellectual life--To 221 B.C.--Sources.


Electronic books.

DS747.2 / .A55 2015

931/.03