Tag: Tianxia

Tianxia in Comparative Perspectives Alternative Models for a Possible Planetary Order


Free Download Roger T. Ames, "Tianxia in Comparative Perspectives: Alternative Models for a Possible Planetary Order "
English | ISBN: 0824895177 | 2023 | 390 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Tianxia―conventionally translated as "all-under-Heaven"―in everyday Chinese parlance simply means "the world." But tianxia is also a geopolitical term found in canonical writings that has a deeper historical and philosophical significance. Although there are many understandings of tianxia in this literature, interpretations within the Chinese process cosmology generally begin with an ecological understanding of intra-national relations that acknowledge the mutuality and interdependence of all economic and political activity.

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A Historical and Legal Comparison between Tianxia Wei Gong and Quod Omnes Tangit


Free Download A Historical and Legal Comparison between Tianxia Wei Gong and Quod Omnes Tangit by Yifan Shang
English | PDF (True) | 2023 | 138 Pages | ISBN : 3031464664 | 7.6 MB
This book explores the historical and legal importance of two principles, Quod Omnes Tangit, and Tianxia Wei Gong, which have played significant roles in European and Chinese political and legal history. While Quod Omnes Tangit has been thoroughly researched, Tianxia Wei Gong has not been systematically examined. This thesis fills this void and connects these two principles for the first time.

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