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A Confucian Constitutional Order: How China's Ancient Past Can Shape Its Political Future (The Princeton-China Series Book 4) by Bell, Daniel A.;Fan, Ruiping;Jiang, Qing;Ryden, Edmund is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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What a Confucian constitutional government might look like in China's political future As China continues to transform itself, many assume that the nation will eventually move beyond communism and adopt a Western-style democracy. But could China develop a unique form of government based on its own distinct traditions? Jiang Qing—China's most original, provocative, and controversial Confucian political thinker—says yes. In this book, he sets out a vision for a Confucian constitutional order that offers a compelling alternative to both the status quo in China and to a Western-style liberal democracy. A Confucian Constitutional Order is the most detailed and systematic work on Confucian constitutionalism to date. Jiang argues against the democratic view that the consent of the people is the main source of political legitimacy. Instead, he presents a comprehensive way to achieve humane authority based on three sources of political legitimacy, and he derives and defends a proposal for a tricameral legislature that would best represent the Confucian political ideal. He also puts forward proposals for an institution that would curb the power of parliamentarians and for a symbolic monarc

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Author
Bell, Daniel A.;Fan, Ruiping;Jiang, Qing;Ryden, Edmund
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Published
2017
Language
EN
ISBN
9780691173573
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Political Science, History, Religion

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