To Rebuild the Empire : Lu Chih's Confucian Pragmatist Approach to the Mid-T'Ang Predicament

Provides the first complete critical study in any language of one of traditional China's most important prime ministers, and traces the intellectual history of an era, the middle of the T'ang dynasty, that was influential in the revival and transformation of Confucianism. Reconstructs and examines both Lu Chih's intellectual commitments, as shown in his efforts to rebuild the T'ang empire, and his significance for the Confucian tradition. The author teaches Asian studies at the University of British Columbia.

Josephine Chiu-Duke is Senior Instructor, Asian Studies Department, University of British Columbia.