Ordering World Approaches State (24 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Hardcover book in Near Fine/Near Fine condition. Pages are crisp and beyond a previous owner's name written on the title page they are completely clean bearing no notes or highlighting. Binding is tight and firm. NOT a former library copy. We ship promptly from the United States and in a box.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 437 pp purple DJ with white text on the cover and spine over a purple book with white text on the spine. Pencil marks to cover page. Extremely light wear to top edges of dust jacket. 6.25x9.25".

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Super octavo, purple cloth boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 437pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning & fading to spine, light chafing).

1st ed. - 437 pages. - With works cited, index. - Softcover, good+.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 452 pages. 8.75x5.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Illustrated dj; purple cloth covers; gilt lettering spine. xiv, 437 pages. Series: Studies on China #16 Contents: Su Hsun's pragmatic statecraft / George Hatch -- State power and economic activism during the new policies, 1068-1085 : the tea and horse trade and the "green sprouts" loan policy / Paul J. Smith -- Government, society, and state : on the political visions of Ssu-ma Kuang and Wang An-shih / Peter K. Bol -- Chu Hsi's sense of history / Conrad Schirokauer -- Community and welfare : Chu Hsi's community granary in theory and practice / Richard von Glahn -- Charitable estates as an aspect of statecraft in Southern Sung China / Linda Walton -- Moral duty and self-regulating process in Southern Sung views of famine relief / Robert P. Hymes -- The historian as critic : Li Hsin-ch'uan and the dilemmas of statecraft in Southern Sung China / John W. Chaffee -- Wei Liao-weng's thwarted statecraft / James T.C. Liu -- Chen Te-hsiu and statecraft / Wm. Theodore de Bary. Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-413) and index. VG/G, ex-library. DJ and covers have fading at top. Stamped on text block, flyleaf and pocket in back. Pages clean.…

1993. Asia, China. University of California Press. Very gooid - near fine cloth and dust jacket 437p.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very good hardback copy in very good dustjacket in protective cover. Previous owner's bookplate inside cover. xiv, 437pp.

437 p 23,5 cm Encuadernación editorial en cartoné con sobrecubierta en papel. Estado de conservación: Muy bien. .

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 452 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - The Sung Dynasty (960-1278) was a time of vast changes and new challenges in China. The growth of the urban and rural economics, population increase, the emergence of an educated elite, political and intellectual ferment, and threats from hostile neighbors are some of the forces that shaped the age. How did Sung statesmen and thinkers view the relation of state and society and the role of political action in solving society's ills The essays in Ordering the World explore contemporary ideas underlying policies, programs, and institutions of the period and examine attitudes toward history and sources of authority. Their findings have important implications for our understanding of the neo-Confucian movement in Sung history and of the Sung in the history of Chinese ideas about politics and social action.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 452 pages. 8.75x5.75x1.00 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - The Sung Dynasty (960-1278) was a time of vast changes and new challenges in China. The growth of the urban and rural economics, population increase, the emergence of an educated elite, political and intellectual ferment, and threats from hostile neighbors are some of the forces that shaped the age. How did Sung statesmen and thinkers view the relation of state and society and the role of political action in solving society's ills The essays in Ordering the World explore contemporary ideas underlying policies, programs, and institutions of the period and examine attitudes toward history and sources of authority. Their findings have important implications for our understanding of the neo-Confucian movement in Sung history and of the Sung in the history of Chinese ideas about politics and social action. Contents: Introduction by Conrad Schirokauer and Robert P. Hymes 'Su Hsun's Pragmatic Statecraft,' by George Hatch 'State Power and Economic Activism during the New Policies, 1068-1085,' by Paul J. Smith 'Government, Society, and State,' by Peter K. Bol 'Chu Hsi's Sense of History,' by Conrad Schirokauer 'Community and Welfare,' by Richard von Glahn 'Charitable Estates as an Aspect of Statecraft in Southern Sung China,' by Linda Walton 'Moral Duty and Self-Regulating Process in Southern Sung Views of Famine Relief,' by Robert P. Hymes 'The Historian as Critic,' by John W. Chaffee 'Wei Liao-weng's Thwarted Statecraft,' by James T. C. Liu 'Chen Te-hsiu and Statecraft,' by Wm. Theodore de Bary This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1993.…