How Long to Read The Confucian-Legalist State: A New Theory of Chinese History

How Long Does it Take to Read The Confucian-Legalist State: A New Theory of Chinese History?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 55 minutes to read The Confucian-Legalist State: A New Theory of Chinese History by Dingxin Zhao

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In The Confucian-Legalist State, Dingxin Zhao offers a radically new analysis of Chinese imperial history from the eleventh century BCE to the fall of the Qing dynasty. This study first uncovers the factors that explain how, and why, China developed into a bureaucratic empire under the Qin dynasty in 221 BCE. It then examines the political system that crystallized during the Western Han dynasty, a system that drew on China's philosophical traditions of Confucianism and Legalism. Despite great changes in China's demography, religion, technology, and socioeconomic structures, this Confucian-Legalist political system survived for over two millennia. Yet, it was precisely because of the system's resilience that China, for better or worse, did not develop industrial capitalism as Western Europe did, notwithstanding China's economic prosperity and technological sophistication beginning with the Northern Song dynasty. In examining the nature of this political system, Zhao offers a new way of viewing Chinese history, one that emphasizes the importance of structural forces and social mechanisms in shaping historical dynamics. As a work of historical sociology, The Confucian-Legalist State aims to show how the patterns of Chinese history were not shaped by any single force, but instead by meaningful activities of social actors which were greatly constrained by, and at the same time reproduced and modified, the constellations of political, economic, military, and ideological forces. This book thus offers a startling new understanding of long-term patterns of Chinese history, one that should trigger debates for years to come among historians, political scientists, and sociologists.

How long is The Confucian-Legalist State: A New Theory of Chinese History?

The Confucian-Legalist State: A New Theory of Chinese History by Dingxin Zhao is 472 pages long, and a total of 118,944 words.

This makes it 159% the length of the average book. It also has 145% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Confucian-Legalist State: A New Theory of Chinese History Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 49 minutes to read The Confucian-Legalist State: A New Theory of Chinese History aloud.

What Reading Level is The Confucian-Legalist State: A New Theory of Chinese History?

The Confucian-Legalist State: A New Theory of Chinese History is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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