{"product_id":"chinas-legalists-the-early-totalitarians","title":"China's Legalists: The Early Totalitarians","description":"This text discusses the Chinese Legalists, an ancient school of Chinese philosophy which flourished during the Period of the Hundred Contending Schools (6th-3rd century B.C.E.) The school perfected the science of government and art of statecraft to a level that would have greatly impressed Machiavelli. This period and its personalities, as well as a taste of the style and spirit of the Legalists' discourse, are made accessible to the student and general reader, placing into focus the roots of the great Chinese philosophy-as-statecraft tradition. The Legalists - most famously Li Kui, Shang Yang, Shen Buhai, Shen Dao, and Han Fei - had a great impact not only on the institutions and practices of Chinese imperial tradition but also on the Maoist totalitarianism of the People's Republic of China.","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54247073972568,"sku":"9781563247804","price":58.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781563247804_c98e7292-13a4-4292-8973-d1491614dd21.jpg?v=1779426956","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/chinas-legalists-the-early-totalitarians","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}