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Daoism and Anarchism: Critiques of State Autonomy in Ancient and Modern China

Daoism and Anarchism: Critiques of State Autonomy in Ancient and Modern China - Paperback

by John a. Rapp
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Availability:In StockContributor:John a. Rapp, Laurence Davis (Editor), Nathan Jun (Editor)Series:Contemporary Anarchist StudiesPublish date:2012-08-09Pages:240
Language:EnglishPublisher:ContinuumISBN-13:9781441178800ISBN-10:1441178805UPC:9781441178800Book Category:Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Political Ideologies, History & Theory, AsiaBook Topic:Anarchism, ChinaSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCZ5A8NWNH

This volume in the Contemporary Anarchist Studies series focuses on anti-statist critiques in ancient and modern China and demonstrates that China does not have an unchallenged authoritarian political culture.

Treating anarchism as a critique of centralized state power, the work first examines radical Daoist thought from the 4th century BCE to the 9th century CE and compares Daoist philosophers and poets to Western anarchist and utopian thinkers. This is followed by a survey of anarchist themes in dissident thought in the People's Republic of China from 1949 to the present. A concluding chapter discusses how Daoist anarchism can be applied to any anarchist-inspired radical critique today.

This work not only challenges the usual ideas of the scope and nature of dissent in China, it also provides a unique comparison of ancient Chinese Daoist anarchism to Western anarchist. Featuring previously untranslated texts, such as the 9th century Buddhist anarchist tract, the Wunengzi, and essays from the PRC press, it will be an essential resource to anyone studying anarchism, Chinese political thought, political dissent, and political history.
Language:EnglishPublisher:ContinuumISBN-13:9781441178800ISBN-10:1441178805UPC:9781441178800Book Category:Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Political Ideologies, History & Theory, AsiaBook Topic:Anarchism, ChinaSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCZ5A8NWNH
John A. Rapp is Professor of Political Science at Beloit College, USA where he founded the Asian Studies program and served as chair of the Political Science department. His teaching interests include Chinese politics, Communist and post-Communist systems, comparative democracies, and Chinese and comparative political thought. He coauthored Autocracy and China's Rebel Founding Emperors (with Anita Andrew) and has published in many journals, including Anarchist Studies and the Journal of Comparative Asian Development.
Publisher: Continuum

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John a. Rapp, Laurence Davis (Editor), Nathan Jun (Editor)

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