Bridging Two Worlds Comparing Classical Political Thought and Statecraft in India and China
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
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Berkeley, CA :
University of California Press
[2023]
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Edición: | 1st ed |
Colección: | Great transformations ;
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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