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The Ideal Chinese Political Leader: A Historical and Cultural Perspective, By Xuezhi Guo. [Westport, CT: Praeger. 2002. ISBN 0-275-97259-3.]

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2003

Extract

How and to what extent can Chinese culture mould a political leader – his personality, behaviour, strategy in political interactions, and the way he envisions for governance – and impact on the shaping of political system and rules? To answer this question, Xuezhi Guo examines how Chinese political culture, centred on Confucianism and fused with Daoism and legalism, has evolved in terms of political pursuits for Chinese leaders.

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© The China Quarterly, 2003

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