Loading images...
The Constitution of Ancient China, by Su Li
€12.00

Quay Books
How was the vast ancient Chinese empire brought together and effectively ruled? What are the historical origins of the resilience of contemporary China's political system?
In The Constitution of Ancient China, Su Li, China's most influential legal theorist, examines the ways in which a series of fundamental institutions, rather than a supreme legal code upholding the laws of the land, evolved and coalesced into an effective constitution.
Arguing that a constitution is an institutional response to a set of issues particular to a specific society, Su Li demonstrates how China unified a vast territory, diverse cultures, and elites from different backgrounds into a whole. He delves into such areas as uniform weights and measurements, the standardization of Chinese characters, and the building of the Great Wall. The book includes commentaries by four leading Chinese scholars in law, philosophy, and intellectual history -Wang Hui, Liu Han, Wu Fei, and Zhao Xiaoli.
Exploring why China has endured as one political entity for over two thousand years, The Constitution of Ancient China will be essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the institutional legacy of the Chinese empire.
More from Quay Books Browse Quay Books All
Watch Me Throw the Ball!, by Mo Willems
€4.00
€11.00
63% off
Painted Faces: A Colourful History of Cosmetics, by Susan Stewart
€7.00
€25.00
72% off
Shooting Lincoln: Mathew Brady, Alexander Gardner, and the Race to Photograph the Story of the Century, by Nicholas J.C. Pistor
€8.00
€25.00
68% off
Champions of Illusion: The Science Behind Mind-Boggling Images and Mystifying Brain Puzzles, by Susana Martinez-Conde & Stephen Macknik
€8.00
€24.00
66% off
Giraffe's Long Good-Night : A Lift-the-Flap Book, by Jodie Shepherd, Illustrated by Shahar Kober
€6.00
€9.00
33% off
Impressionists: Masterpieces of Art, by Michael Robinson
€8.00
€20.00
60% off
Limbo, by Bernard Wolfe
€5.00
€11.00
54% off
Fatal Path, by Ronan Fanning
€6.00
€14.00
57% off