TY - BOOK AU - Wang, Hui, TI - China from empire to nation-state SN - 9780674046955 (alk. paper) U1 - 951 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Cambridge PB - Harvard University Press KW - China KW - Civilization KW - Philosophy N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Translator's introduction -- China from empire to nation-state -- Tw o narratives of China and their derivative forms -- The empire/nation-s tate binary and European "world history" -- Heavenly principle/universa l principle and history -- China's modern identity and the transformati on of empire ER -