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| Chinese Thought, from Confucius to Mao Tse-Tung | 
 enlarge | Author: Herrlee Glessner Creel
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Category: Book
List Price: $18.00 (42.37 RON)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 301913
Media: Paperback
Edition: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.6
ISBN: 0226120309
Dewey Decimal Number: 181.1
EAN: 9780226120300
ASIN: 0226120309
Publication Date: January 15, 1971
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 One of the best books on Chinese political philosophy October 5, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
By far the best study ever written of Chinese philosophy. Particular attention should be paid to Chapters VII, VIII and IX to understand the Asian mind. The influence of the totalitarian vision of Legalism on Chinese thought for thousands of years is not fully understood. The Chinese Empire, created in 221 B.C., was a fusion of Legalism and Confucianism. Chairman Mao was a great admirer of the first Chinese Emperor, who hated Confucianism and was a total Legalist. Indeed, modern "Communism" in China is really very much a continuation of some past trends. Check my Listamania list for more books on Legalism.
Compact, concise book, very informative. July 9, 1998
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
H.G. Creel writes a wonderful book tracing the roots of Chinese thought from the pre-Confucian era to Mao Tse-Tung. Written in an easy to understand fashion, the book makes you want to learn more about the subject.
Old-fashioned but enjoyable June 29, 1998
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I just picked up a beautiful old copy of this at Moe's books in Berkeley. It dates from the early fifties. I don't know if this Chicago edition is simply a reprint, but I am finding it to be a throroughly well-written and enjoyable book. At times it simplifies and idealizes where perhaps a contemporary academic account might be more cautious, but this gives it a certain romance that accords with the subject matter.
 Informative, but poorly written January 2, 1998
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Quite frankly, I expected more from a book that the University of Chicago Press ventured to publish. A nice summary but you'd swear that the author's first language wasn't English.
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