The Essentials of Governance

Wu Jing; Hilde De Weerdt; Glen Dudbridge; Gabe van Beijeren

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Edited and translated by Hilde De Weerdt, Universiteit Leiden, Glen Dudbridge, University of Oxford, Gabe van Beijeren, Universiteit Leiden

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:: January 2021
Print publication year:: 2021
Online ISBN:: 9781108923118
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108923118

Subjects:: East Asian History, Area Studies, Asian Studies, History, Politics and International Relations, Texts in Political Thought, History of Ideas and Intellectual History
Series:: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought

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In the eighth century, Wu Jing selected exchanges between Emperor Taizong and his ministers that he deemed key to good governance. This collection of dialogues has been used for the education of emperors, political elites and general readers ever since, and is a standard reference work in East Asian political thought. Consisting of ten volumes, subdivided into forty topics, The Essentials of Governance addresses core themes of Chinese thinking about the politics of power, from the body politic, presenting and receiving criticism, recruitment, the education of the imperial clan, political virtues and vices, to cultural policy, agriculture, law, taxation, border policy, and how to avoid disaster and dynastic fall. Presented with introductory commentary that offers insights into its historical context and global reception, this accessible and reliable translation brings together ten scholars of Chinese intellectual history to offer a nuanced edition that preserves the organisation, tone and flow of the original.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-viii

List of Maps
pp ix-ix

Notes on Contributors
pp x-xii

List of Dynasties
pp xiii-xiv

Introduction: The Essentials of Governance from the Reign of Constancy Revealed in Context
pp xv-lxii

Prefaces
pp 1-4

Volume I
pp 5-6

1 - The Way of the Sovereign
pp 7-16

2 - The Organization of Governance
pp 17-32

Volume II
pp 33-34

3 - Employing the Wise
pp 35-48

4 - Seeking Criticism
pp 49-53

5 - Accepting Criticism
pp 54-64

Volume III
pp 65-66

6 - Lessons from the Past for Sovereign and Officials
pp 67-71

7 - On Selecting Officials
pp 72-83

8 - On Enfieffment
pp 84-96

Volume IV
pp 97-98

9 - On Determining the Roles of the Crown Prince and the Princes
pp 99-104

10 - On Respecting Tutors
pp 105-112

11 - Instructing and Warning the Crown Prince and the Princes
pp 113-119

12 - Reproving the Crown Prince
pp 120-138

Volume V
pp 139-140

13 - On Humaneness and Righteousness
pp 141-144

14 - On Loyalty and Righteousness
pp 145-153

15 - On Filial Piety and Friendship
pp 154-155

16 - On Impartiality
pp 156-161

17 - On Sincerity and Trustworthiness
pp 162-182

Volume VI
pp 183-184

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