Title: All under Heaven and the Chinese Nation-state
Abstract: In contemporary Chinese political philosophy, as part of so-called ‘New Confucianism’ (dangdai xin rujia), the concept tianxia (All under Heaven) has gained renewed attention. The interpretation of the concept tianxia in terms of Confucian political philosophy goes back to the unification of the then Chinese territory under the Qin dynasty (221–206 BCE) and the promotion of Confucianism to the status of state orthodoxy in the subsequent Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE). This chapter will discuss the historical importance of this concept for contemporary Chinese politics.
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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