Shang Yang’s Proposal for Fundamental Reform
This article presents an analysis of Sima Qian’s account of Shang Yang’s proposal for fundamental reform, a passage from the Records of the Grand Historian. Shang Yang…
This article presents an analysis of Sima Qian’s account of Shang Yang’s proposal for fundamental reform, a passage from the Records of the Grand Historian. Shang Yang…
The purpose of this course (and convention paper) is to call attention to the fact that political theory is rich in Asia, despite its heavy religious content…
Eric Voegelin wrote about China, once taught courses related to China, and even could read Chinese text. Nevertheless, he never traveled to China. During his life time,…
Carl Schmitt and Leo Strauss in the Chinese-Speaking World: Reorienting the Political, Kai Marchal and Carl K.Y. Shaw, eds. Lanham, Lexington Books, 2017. Carl Schmitt and…
Religion and Nationalism in Chinese Societies. Cheng-tian Kuo, ed. Amsterdam University Press, 2018. A Varieties of Chinese Nationalisms and Their Implications on Religions This volume is…
Surviving the State, Remaking the Church: A Sociological Portrait of Christians in Mainland China. Li Ma and Jin Li. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications (Wipf and Stock Publishers),…
Thank-you Professor Cheng, the Lingnan University Office of Global Education, and the sponsors of this conference for inviting me to join you at this crucially important conference…
Liu Xiaobo was the Chinese dissident writer and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize recipient who passed away this past June. He died of liver cancer while serving out…
The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao. Ian Johnson. New York: Pantheon Books, 2017. “For I saw it was impossible to do anything…
In the summer issue of 1993 the journal Foreign Affairs published an article by Samuel Huntington under the title “The Clash of Civilizations?” whose themes he enlarged…
There are lots of travel books, and most of them have the same structure: Why I traveled to Upper Revolting; What happened to me in Upper Revolting;…