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War and State Formation in Ancient China and Early Modern Europe Book

There is a common belief that the system of sovereign territorial states and the roots of liberal democracy are unique to European civilization and alien to non-Western cultures. This view has generated popular cynicism about democracy promotion in general and China's prospect for democratization in particular. This book shows that China in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods (656-221 BC) was once a system of sovereign territorial states similar to Europe in the early modern period. This book examines why China and Europe shared similar processes but experienced opposite outcomes.Read More

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  • 0521525764
  • 9780521525763
  • Victoria Tin-bor Hui
  • 4 July 2005
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 308
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