The Princeton-China Series⁹

Daniel Bell, Wang Hui, and Andrew Yao, Series Editors

The Princeton-China Series brings the work of China’s leading contemporary scholars and researchers to a broad international audience. Drawing from a wide variety of fields, the books in the series highlight the important scholarly work being done in or about China. The aim of the series is to promote foundational scholarly work that pushes the boundaries of academic disciplines and creates opportunities for cross-cultural understanding.

Chinese Cosmopolitanism: The History and Philosophy of an Idea Shuchen Xiang
Historically, the Western encounter with difference has been catastrophic: the extermination and displacement of aboriginal populations, the transatlantic slave trade, and colonialism. China, however, took a different historical path....
Against Political Equality: The Confucian Case Tongdong Bai
What might a viable political alternative to liberal democracy look like? In Against Political Equality, Tongdong Bai offers a possibility inspired by Confucian ideas.

Bai argues that domestic governance influenced by Confucianism can...
Leadership and the Rise of Great Powers Yan Xuetong
Why has China grown increasingly important in the world arena while lagging behind the United States and its allies across certain sectors? Using the lens of classical Chinese political theory, Leadership and the Rise of Great Powers...
The Constitution of Ancient China Su Li
Edited by Zhang Yongle and Daniel A. Bell
Translated by Edmund Ryden
How was the vast ancient Chinese empire brought together and effectively ruled? What are the historical origins of the resilience of contemporary China's political system? In The Constitution of Ancient China, Su Li, China's most...
Traditional Chinese Architecture: Twelve Essays Xinian Fu
Edited by Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt
Translated by Alexandra Harrer
Translated by Alexandra Harrer.

Fu Xinian is considered by many to be the world's leading historian of Chinese architecture. He is an expert on every type of Chinese architecture from every period through the nineteenth century, and his...
A Confucian Constitutional Order: How China's Ancient Past Can Shape Its Political Future Jiang Qing
Edited by Daniel A. Bell and Ruiping Fan
Translated by Edmund Ryden
As China continues to transform itself, many assume that the nation will eventually move beyond communism and adopt a Western-style democracy. But could China develop a unique form of government based on its own distinct traditions?...
Confucian Perfectionism: A Political Philosophy for Modern Times Joseph Chan
Since the very beginning, Confucianism has been troubled by a serious gap between its political ideals and the reality of societal circumstances. Contemporary Confucians must develop a viable method of governance that can retain the...
Ancient Chinese Thought, Modern Chinese Power Yan Xuetong
Edited by Daniel A. Bell and Sun Zhe
Translated by Edmund Ryden
The rise of China could be the most important political development of the twenty-first century. What will China look like in the future? What should it look like? And what will China's rise mean for the rest of world? This book...
Ancient Chinese Thought, Modern Chinese Power Yan Xuetong
Edited by Daniel A. Bell and Sun Zhe
Translated by Edmund Ryden
The rise of China could be the most important political development of the twenty-first century. What will China look like in the future? What should it look like? And what will China's rise mean for the rest of world? This book...