The Book of Lord Shang: Apologetics of State Power in Early China by Yuri Pines, Yang Shang

The Book of Lord Shang: Apologetics of State Power in Early China

Yuri Pines, Yang Shang

368 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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Compiled in China in the fourth-third centuries B.C.E., The Book of Lord Shang argues for a new powerful government to penetrate society and turn every man into a diligent tiller and valiant soldier. Creating a "rich state and a strong army" will ...

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