Foundations and Limits of State Power in China

The Primacy Of The Political Order In East Asian Societies: Some Preliminary Generalizations / Benjamin I. Schwartz -- Law As One Of The The Foundations Of State Power In Early Imperial China / Anthony Hulsewé -- Imperial Sovereignty: Dong Zhongshu's Contribution And His Predecessors / Michael Loewe -- The Role Of The State As A Structural Element In Polyethnic Societies / Herbert Franke -- The Rebirth Of Chinese Rule In Times Of Trouble: North China In The Early Thirteenth Century / Françoise Aubin. (cont.) Official Conceptions Of Imperial Authority At The End Of The Qing Dynasty / Marianne Bastid -- The Foundations And Limits Of State Power In Guomindang Ideology: Government, Party, And People / Tatsuo Yamada -- Party Leader Or True Ruler? Foundations And Significance Of Mao Zedong's Personal Power / Stuart R. Schram -- Marxism, The Leninist Party, The Masses, And The Citizens In The Rebuilding Of The Chinese State / Tang Tsou -- Democracy, Interest, And Virtue: The Search For Legitimacy In The People's Republic Of China / David S.g. Goodman-- Concluding Remarks On Two Aspects Of The Chinese Unitary State As Compared With The European State System / Karl Bünger. Edited By S.r. Schram. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.