School of Shangjun Annotations: Standard Edition of Classical Masterpieces

Author: Zhang Jue
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Publishing Date: 2006-05-01
Features: Shang Yang is a pivotal figure in Chinese history. Liang Qichao ranked him as one of China's six great political figures. The "Shangjun Shu," which expounds his political and military thoughts, has long been regarded as an important classic of the Legalist school in pre-Qin China. The revisions in this book are based on the original ancient texts, and the annotations explain the original text from Yan Wanli's edition as well as the basis for the revisions. It incorporates various insightful interpretations from predecessors, examines and refutes some of their less accurate views, and presents the author's own opinions.