Books by Xuetong Yan
“As a device for Westerners to learn about ancient Chinese thought before unification under the Qin, which Yan believes is instructive for both theory and today’s global contest, it’s fascinating. In reading the exchanges, we don’t see just a single view of Chinese political thought; the back and forth is instructive. But there is also a message: that China can be a “humane authority” (elsewhere translated as “true kingship”) for the world, and hence an improvement over US (bad) hegemonic power.” Read more...
The best books on Geopolitics and Global Commerce
Paul Tucker, Economist
Interviews where books by Xuetong Yan were recommended
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In the Beginning was the Deed: Realism and Moralism in Political Argument
by Bernard Williams -
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A Treatise of Human Nature
by David Hume -
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Justice Among the Nations: A History of International Law
by Stephen Neff -
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Legitimacy in International Society
by Ian Clark -
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Ancient Chinese Thought, Modern Chinese Power
by Xuetong Yan
The best books on Geopolitics and Global Commerce, recommended by Paul Tucker
The best books on Geopolitics and Global Commerce, recommended by Paul Tucker
For centuries humanity has struggled with how to build an international order based on law and agreed principles, rather than force and the threat of war. In today’s multi-polar world understanding how such an order might and could be shaped has taken on a renewed urgency. Here, Paul Tucker, a fellow at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, chooses five books on geopolitics and global commerce.
