The Book of Lord Shang,9781584772415

The Book of Lord Shang

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ISBN13: 9781584772415
ISBN10: 1584772417
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2003-05-01
Publisher(s): Lawbook Exchange Ltd
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Table of Contents

Preface viii
Introduction
Shang Yang in History
Shang Yang and the rise of Ch'in
1(6)
The Life of Shang Yang
7(26)
Historical criticism of the Life
33(8)
Shang Yang as Social Reformer
Shang Yang's economics
41(15)
Shang Yang's system of rewards and punishments
56(10)
The Book of Lord Shang and the School of Law
The Makers of the School of Law
66(9)
The original ideas of Shang-tzu
75(17)
Further ideas of the Book of Lord Shang
92(32)
Influence of the School of Law
124(7)
The Text of the Book of Lord Shang
History of the text
131(10)
Authenticity of the text
141(26)
Appendix I. A lost paragraph
160(2)
Appendix II. List of references
162(5)
TRANSLATION OF THE BOOK OF LORD SHANG
I
The Reform of the Law
167(8)
An Order to cultivate Waste Lands
175(10)
Agriculture and War
185(11)
The Elimination of Strength
196(10)
II
Discussion about the People
206(8)
The Calculation of Land
214(11)
Opening and Debarring
225(9)
III
The Unification of Words
234(4)
Establishing Laws
238(6)
The Method of Warfare
244(3)
The Establishment of Fundamentals
247(1)
Military Defence
248(4)
Making Orders strict
252(8)
The Cultivation of the Right Standard
260(6)
IV
The Encouragement of Immigration
266(8)
Compendium of Penalties (Lost)
274(1)
Rewards and Punishments
274(10)
Policies
284(11)
V
Within the Borders
295(8)
Weakening the People
303(8)
(Lost)
311(1)
External and Internal Affairs
311(3)
Prince and Minister
314(4)
Interdicts and Encouragements
318(4)
Attention to Law
322(5)
The Fixing of Rights and Duties
327(8)
(Lost)
335(1)
(Lost)
335(1)
(Lost)
335(2)
Chinese Index 337(8)
Index of Names 345

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