Human Security and the Chinese State: Historical Transformations and the Modern Quest for Sovereignty...

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Robert Bedeski (University of Victoria, Canada)

Human Security and the Chinese State

Historical Transformations and the Modern Quest for Sovereignty

Robert Bedeski (University of Victoria, Canada)

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English

Routledge
22 February 2007

Interdisciplinary studies; Cultural studies; Politics & government; Political science & theory

Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series

Offering a fresh and unique approach to surveying the historical transformations of the Chinese state, Human Security and the Chinese State focuses on human security in contrast with the twenty-first century obsession with national security. Building upon Hobbes' Leviathan, Robert Bedeski demonstrates how the sovereignty of the state reflects primary human concerns of survival, indeed, that fundamental purpose of the state is the preservation of the life of its citizens. Combining political science theory with historical literary, cinematic and sociological materials and ideas, Bedeski has produced a truly original approach to the last two thousand years of Chinese political history, explaining the longevity of the imperial Confucian state and locating the dilemma of modern China in its incomplete sovereignty.

By: Robert Bedeski (University of Victoria Canada)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 900g
ISBN: 9780415412551
ISBN 10: 0415412552
Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series
Pages: 204
Publication Date: 22 February 2007
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Robert E. Bedeski is Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, and Program Professor Emeritus, Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives (CAPI) at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Reviews for Human Security and the Chinese State: Historical Transformations and the Modern Quest for Sovereignty

'He has made a unique contribution to increasing our understanding of Chinese state sovereignty and state-building' - Gerald Chan, International Spectator, September 2008