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Chinaʼs legalists : the earliest totalitarians and their art of ruling

Cheng-yüan Fu (Author)
This study focuses on the Legalists, an ancient school of Chinese philosophy, which perfected the science of government and art of statecraft. It gives an insight into the style of the Legalists' discourse and its impact on Chinese institutions and practices.
Print Book, English, ©1996
M. E. Sharpe, Armonk (N.Y.), ©1996
X, 177 p. ; 24 cm.
9781563247798, 9781563247804, 1563247798, 1563247801
1045908343
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Legalist School; Chapter 3 The Primacy of Power; Chapter 4 Law as the Penal Tool of the Ruler; Chapter 5 Statecraft; Chapter 6 The Impact of the Legalists on the Imperial State; Chapter 7 The Congruence of Legalist Tenets and Orthodox Marxism-Leninism; Chapter 8 Conclusion;
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