Nation, Buzu and the Formation of the Huaxia Nation
2015年03月17日 11:04 来源:Social Sciences in China Press 作者:Wang Zhenzhong
Wang Zhenzhong
School of Qi-Lu Culture, Shandong Normal University
Abstract:The nation can be broken down into two categories: “ancient nations” and “modern nations.” The ancient Huaxia nation went through two phases in the course of its formation: the self-existent nation and the self-aware nation. The reason the self-existent Huaxia nation1 arose in the Xia and Shang period lies in its unified yet diverse composite state structure that could encompass a variety of buzu within the framework of a dynastic state. The pre-Xia Five Emperors period saw the genesis of the Huaxia nation. During this period, different buzu states were cemented into a diverse yet unified nation-state through a confederation of chiefdoms.
Keywords: Huaxia nation, confederation of chiefdoms, composite state structure
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