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The Constitution of Ancient China (Hardcover)
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The Constitution of Ancient China (Hardcover)
Series: The Princeton-China Series
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How was the vast ancient Chinese empire brought together and
effectively ruled? What are the historical origins of the
resilience of contemporary China's political system? In The
Constitution of Ancient China, Su Li, China's most influential
legal theorist, examines the ways in which a series of fundamental
institutions, rather than a supreme legal code upholding the laws
of the land, evolved and coalesced into an effective constitution.
Arguing that a constitution is an institutional response to a set
of issues particular to a specific society, Su Li demonstrates how
China unified a vast territory, diverse cultures, and elites from
different backgrounds into a whole. He delves into such areas as
uniform weights and measurements, the standardization of Chinese
characters, and the building of the Great Wall. The book includes
commentaries by four leading Chinese scholars in law, philosophy,
and intellectual history-Wang Hui, Liu Han, Wu Fei, and Zhao
Xiaoli-who share Su Li's ambition to explain the resilience of
ancient China's political system but who contend that he overstates
functionalist dimensions while downplaying the symbolic. Exploring
why China has endured as one political entity for over two thousand
years, The Constitution of Ancient China will be essential reading
for anyone interested in understanding the institutional legacy of
the Chinese empire.
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