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A History of Chinese Political ThoughtAuthor(s): Youngmin Kim\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Polity Press\nISBN-13: 9780745652467, 978-0745652467\nSynopsis\nChina's rapid rise as a regional and global power is one of the most important political developments of the twenty-first century. Yet the West still largely overlooks or oversimplifies the complex ideas and ideals that have shaped the country??s national and international transformation from antiquity to the present day.?\n\nIn this beautifully written introductory text, Youngmin Kim offers a uniquely incisive survey of the major themes in Chinese political thought from customary community to empire, exploring their theoretical importance and the different historical contexts in which they arose. Challenging traditional assumptions about Chinese nationalism and Marxist history, Kim shows that \""China\"" does not have a fixed, single identity, but rather is a constantly moving targe.