明夷待訪錄 by Zongxi Huang

"明夷待訪錄" by Huang Zongxi is a political work written between 1661-1662. This radical text challenges China's absolute monarchy and is viewed as an early call for civil rights and democratic governance—written a century before Rousseau's "Social Contract." Known as the work of "The Father of Chinese Enlightenment," it became highly influential during late Qing reform movements. Scholars have debated whether it truly contains democratic principles, with some calling it China's ancient Declaration of Human Rights. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Huang, Zongxi, 1610-1695
Title 明夷待訪錄
Alternate Title Ming Yi Dai Fang Lu
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_the_Dawn_(book)
Credits Produced by Yi-Shin Lu
Language Chinese
LoC Class JA: Political science: Political science
Subject Political science -- China -- Early works to 1800
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EBook-No. 23855
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