Perduring Protest? : Perspectives on the History of Remonstrance in China

Perduring Protest? : Perspectives on the History of Remonstrance in China

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FörlagV&R Unipress
ISBN9783847016519

Early Chinese inscriptions show that already the kings of the Western Zhou period (1045–771 BCE) called upon officials to submit remonstrances. However, it was not until the Warring States period (fifth century BCE to 221 BCE) that remonstrance was explained to mean that monarchical rule would be op