Chinese Visions of World Order

I am pleased to announce the publication of my edited volume Chinese Visions of World Order: Tianxia, Culture, and World Politics (Duke University Press). Contributors examine the evolution of the Confucian doctrine of tianxia (all under heaven), which aspires to a unitary worldview that cherishes global justice and transcends social divides, showing how it has shaped China’s political organization, foreign policy, and worldview from the Han dynasty to the present.–Wang Ban <banwang@stanford.edu>

“From an explanation of the on-the-ground way in which tianxia unfolded during the Han dynasty as a form of multiethnic, multicultural political unity to reflections on socialist internationalism and foreign policy, Chinese Visions of World Order brilliantly investigates Chinese forms of universality and global unity over the centuries and in contemporary society. Broad in historical scope and approach, these studies are important contributions to evolving research on world systems, empire, and cultural or political authority.” — Wendy Larson, author of From Ah Q to Lei Feng: Freud and Revolutionary Spirit in Twentieth-Century China

To read the Introduction of this volume and to order the paperback at a 30% discount, please visit https://www.dukeupress.edu/chinese-visions-of-world-order and enter coupon code E17WANG during checkout.

 

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