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title	:	The Art of Rulership : A Study of Ancient Chinese Political Thought
author	:	Ames, Roger T.; Huai-nan tzu
publisher	:	State University of New York Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0791420612
print isbn13	:	9780791420614
ebook isbn13	:	9780585044613
language	:	English
subject	Huai-nan tzu,--d. 122 B.C.--Huai-nan tzu.--9.--Chu shu hsn, Political science--China--History.
publication date	:	1994
lcc	:	BL1900.H824E5 1994eb
ddc	:	320/.01
subject	:	Huai-nan tzu,--d. 122 B.C.--Huai-nan tzu.--9.--Chu shu hsn, Political science--China--History.

The Art of Rulership A Study of Ancient Chinese Political Thought Roger T. Ames Foreword by Harold D. Roth State University of New York Press

Published by State University of New York Press, Albany 1994 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information, address State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, N.Y., 12246 Production by Marilyn P. Semerad Marketing by Theresa Abad Swierzowski Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ames, Roger T., 1947 The art of rulership: a study of ancient Chinese political thought / Roger T. Ames. p. cm. Includes English translation of: Huai-nan tzu. 9. Chu shu hsn / Huai-nan tzu. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-2061-2 (hard: alk. paper). ISBN 0-7914-2062-0 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Huai-nan tzu, d. 122 B.C. Huai-nan tzu. 9. Chu shu hsn. 2. Political sciencezChinaHistory. I. Huai-nan tzu, d. 122 B.C. Huai-nan tzu. 9. Chu shu hsn. English. 1994. II. Title. BL1900.H824E5 1994 320.01dc2093-45477 CIP 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

For D.C. Lau

Contents Foreword by Harold D. Roth ix Preface xv Introduction xix 1. Philosophy of History 1 Confucius and the Confucian Conception of History 1 Lao Tzu and the Taoist Conception of History 6 Shang Yang and the Legalist Conception of History 9 The Huai Nan Tzu's Conception of History 13 The Art of Rulership's Conception of History 22 2. WU-WEI (Nonaction/Doing Nothing/Acting Naturally) 28 Wu-wei in Pre-Ch'in Confucian Texts 28 Wu-wei in Pre-Ch'in Taoist Texts 33 Wu-wei in Pre-Ch'in Legalist Texts 47 Wu-wei in The Art of Rulership 53 3. SHIH (Strategic Advantage/Political Purchase) 65

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