Bridging Two Worlds Comparing Classical Political Thought and Statecraft in India and China

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Otros Autores: Acharya, Amitav, contributor (contributor), Ames, Roger T., contributor (editor), Bell, Daniel (Daniel A.), 1964-, contributor, Bell, Daniel (Daniel A.), 1964-, editor, Bhargava, Rajeev, contributor, Datta-Ray, Deep K., contributor, Fangyin, Zhou, contributor, Haixia, Qi, contributor, Jin, Xu, contributor, Olivelle, Patrick, contributor, Pardesi, Manjeet S., contributor, Shahi, Deepshikha, contributor, Singh, Upinder, contributor, Sinha, Kanad, contributor, Xuetong, Yan, contributor, Yujia, Zhao, contributor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press [2023]
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Great transformations ; 4.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Setting the Stage, Part I: Overview of the Project
  • Setting the Stage, Part II: Why Compare the Classical Political Thought of China and India?
  • Theme I Methodology
  • 1 Mining the Past to Construct the Present: Some Methodological Considerations from India
  • 2 Some Methodological Reflections: In Defense of Philosophy of Culture and Thick Generalizations
  • Theme II Political Leadership
  • 3 How Do Xunzi and Kautilya Ponder Interstate Politics?
  • 4 Ashoka's Dhamma as a Project of Expansive Moral Hegemony
  • Theme III Amoral Realism
  • 5 A Comparative Study on the International Political Thoughts of Han Feizi and Kautilya (Chanakya)
  • 6 The Spectre of "Amoral Realism" in International Relations: A Classical Indian Overview
  • Theme IV Empire
  • 7 The Particularity of Ancient China as an Empire
  • 8 Ideas of Empire in Ancient India in a Comparative Frame
  • Theme V Just War
  • 9 The Mahābhārata, Mencius, and the Modern World: Reflections on Dharmayuddha and Ānṛśaṁsya
  • 10 Mencius on Just War A Comparison with Political Thought in Ancient India
  • Theme VI Diplomacy
  • 11 India's Diplomacy in Absentia: Violence, Defense, Offense
  • 12 From Ancient Silk Road to Modern Belt and Road Initiative: A Signaling Approach to Trust-Building across Narratives
  • Theme VII Balancing, Hegemony, and Mandalas
  • 13 Balancing in Ancient China
  • 14 International Order in Ancient India
  • List of Contributors
  • Index