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Making the political : founding and action in the political theory of Zhang Shizhao

Jenco, Leigh K., 1977-

2010

Overview

\"Democratic political theory often sees collective action as the basis for noncoercive social change, assuming that its terms and practices are always self-evident and accessible. But what if we find ourselves in situations where collective action is not immediately available, or even widely intelligible? This book examines one of the most intellectually substantive and influential Chinese thinkers of the early twentieth century, Zhang Shizhao (1881- 1973), who insisted that it is individuals who must \"make the political\" before social movements or self-aware political communities have materialized. Zhang draws from British liberalism, democratic theory, and late imperial Confucianism to formulate new roles for effective individual action on personal, social, and institutional registers. In the process, he offers a vision of community that turns not on spontaneous consent or convergence on a shared goal, but on ongoing acts of exemplariness that inaugurate new, unpredictable contexts for effective personal action\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: Zhang, Shizhao, 1881-1973 Political and social views. / Political participation. / Social change.
• ISBN: 9780521760607, 0521760607, 40018160458, 1816045802

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
DS777.15.Z45 J46 2010	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE