China
Government by Permanent Rebellion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6265335 |
|---|---|
| Authors | W A C Adie (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1967 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 219-240 |
| Publication date | 1967-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Government and Opposition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0017-257X • E-ISSN: 1477-7053 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1477-7053.1967.tb01163.x |
| OpenAlex | W2083866077 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
It was Mencius who taught that the people are justified in rebelling against a decadent dynasty. Since the Chou dynasty replaced the Shang at the dawn of China's history, successful rebellion has been the proof that the dynasty was decadent and the rebels not rebels but the new possessors of T'ien Ming, Heaven's mandate. For ‘Heaven sees as the people see and hears as they hear
Ancient history · Art · China · Economic history · Government (linguistics · Heaven · History of China · Literature · Mandate · Political science · History · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |