1. A Comparative Study of Pre-Qin Interstate Political Philosophy

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. A Note on the Translation ix
5. Preface to the Paperback Edition xi
6. Introduction 1
7. Part I. Ancient Chinese Thought, Modern Chinese Power
8. 1. A Comparative Study of Pre-Qin Interstate Political Philosophy 21
9. 2. Xunzi’s Interstate Political Philosophy and Its Message for Today 70
10. 3. Hegemony in The Stratagems of the Warring States 107
11. Part II. Comments
12. 4. An Examination of the Research Theory of Pre-Qin Interstate Political Philosophy 147
13. 5. The Two Poles of Confucianism: A Comparison of the Interstate Political Philosophies of Mencius and Xunzi 161
14. 6. Political Hegemony in Ancient China: A Review of “Hegemony in The Stratagems of the Warring States” 181
15. Part III. Response to the Commentators
16. 7. Pre-Qin Philosophy and China’s Rise Today 199
17. Appendix 1. The Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods and the Pre-Qin Masters 223
18. Appendix 2. Yan Xuetong: A Realist Scholar Clinging to Scientific Prediction 229
19. Appendix 3. Why Is There No Chinese School of International Relations Theory? 252
20. Notes 261
21. Select Bibliography 283
22. Contributors 291
23. Index 293