A Concise History of Confucianism

This book is a readable and insightful analytical work that steadily traces and analyzes the historical development of Confucianism in China. This book is structured chronologically and discusses the developing positions of Confucianism across different periods in the Chinese history. Each chapter focuses on a number of key questions and perspectives pertaining to Confucian thoughts and ideas, for example, ‘Benevolence’ and ‘Propriety’ in Pre-Qin Confucianism, studies of Mencius and Xunzi, and D