{"product_id":"ordering-tang-china-cultural-memory-emperor-taizong-and-the-essentials-paperback","title":"Ordering Tang China: Cultural Memory, Emperor Taizong, and the Essentials - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKelly Ngo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Ordering Tang China: Cultural Memory, Emperor Taizong and the Essentials\u003c\/i\u003e, Kelly Ngo presents the first book-length study in English of the \u003ci\u003eEssentials for Bringing about Order from Assembled Texts (Qunshu zhiyao\u003c\/i\u003e 群書治要\u003ci\u003e)\u003c\/i\u003e, a rulership anthology that became renowned for its model of governance in ancient and early modern East Asia. The \u003ci\u003eEssentials\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the earliest Chinese anthologies designed to educate rulers in cultivating an ethical character and governing the state. Commissioned for the Tang emperor Taizong in the 620s, the \u003ci\u003eEssentials \u003c\/i\u003earticulates a distinctive political philosophy through a collection of excerpts from earlier canonical, historical, and masters writings, and their commentaries. Examining the \u003ci\u003eEssentials \u003c\/i\u003eand its transmission in China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam through the lens of cultural memory, Ngo explores the foundation, conduct, and impact of Zhenguan rulership, which became synonymous with good governance among later generations of ruling elites, scholars, and historians in China and beyond. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By connecting the textual discourse with an analysis of its use and reception across the region, Ngo demonstrates that the \u003ci\u003eEssentials\u003c\/i\u003e was a key source of Confucian political thought and practice during the early Tang dynasty. In accounting for the place of the \u003ci\u003eEssentials\u003c\/i\u003e in political advice literature, Ngo illustrates how it drew from the ancient Confucian heritage and was still responsive to contemporaneous political concerns, suggesting that the \u003ci\u003eEssentials\u003c\/i\u003e played a part in the success of Zhenguan political practice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrdering Tang China\u003c\/i\u003e also includes the first English-language translations of portions of the seventh-century anthology, with reference to partial translations published in nine languages. Utilizing the theory of cultural memory to study the\u003ci\u003e Essentials\u003c\/i\u003e not only opens a fresh approach to learning about the imperial consumption of literature, as well as the theory and practice of emperorship, but also offers a case study for how to study Chinese governance literature, including its \"mirror for princes\" genre.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 310\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 10, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755255071008,"sku":"9781643150703","price":32.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/707d5c92503745106522430dcdc61633.webp?v=1780054305","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ordering-tang-china-cultural-memory-emperor-taizong-and-the-essentials-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}