PROBSTHAIN'S oriental series
VOL. XYII
ARTHUR PROBSTHAIN
(lat* PBOBSIHATS & CO.)
Geeat Russell Stebet, London, W.C,
THE BOOK OF
LORD SHANG
Si S- *
A CLASSIC
OF
THE CHINESE SCHOOL OE LAW
TRANSLATED FROM THE CHINESE
WITH INTRODUCTION' AND NOTES
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAP.
Peeface ■.. " \...... viii
INTRODUCTION
I. Shakg Yaxg m Histoey
§ 1. Siaiig Yang and the rise of Ch^iii.. 1
§ 2. The Life of Shang Yang. * *., 7, § 3. Historical criticism of the Life... 33
II. Shang Yakg as Social Refobmer
§ 1. Shang Yang's economies.... ' 41
§ 2. Shang Yang's S3"stem. of rewards and
piiiiishiiients * '...,., ' 56
III. The Book of Lobd Shako and the School
OF Law
§ 1. The Makers of the School of Law * » 66
§ 2. The original ideas of Shang-tzu... 75
§ 3. Further ideas of the Book of Lord Shang * 92
§ 4. Influence of the School of Law. *.124
IV. The Text of the Book of Loed Shang
§L History of the text...,.. * hSl.
§ 2. Authenticity of the text.. ' * 141
Appendix I, A lost paragraph... ^ 16§.: ' ■ Appendix II. List of references.. * 162
TRANSLATION OF THE BOOK OF LORD SHANG
I. § 1. The Reform of the Law....167
§ 2. An Order to cnltiYate Waste Lands.. 175
■ § '3. Agricnltiire and War … 186
§ 4. The Elimination of Strength... 196…