War and State Formation in Ancient China and Early Modern Europe

There is a common belief that the system of sovereign territorial states and the roots of liberal democracy are unique to European civilization and alien to non-Western cultures. The view has generated popular cynicism about democracy promotion in general and China's prospect for democratization in particular. This book demonstrates that China in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods (656-221 BC) consisted of a system of sovereign territorial states similar to Europe in the early modern period. It examines why China and Europe shared similar processes but experienced opposite outcomes.

Author: Victoria Tin-Bor Hui
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 07/04/2005
Pages: 310
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780521819725

About the Author
Hui, Victoria Tin-Bor: - Victoria Hui is a visiting Assistant Professor in Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. She holds an Assistant Professor in Political Science position at the University of Illinois. She received a PhD from Columbia University and has received fellowships from the Olin Institute at Harvard University, the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University, the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, and the Institute for the Study of World Politics.