01588cam a22003253u 4500 23855 UtSlPG 20260610133540.0 m cr n 260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG zh iso639-1 JA Huang, Zongxi, 1610-1695 明夷待訪錄 Ming Yi Dai Fang Lu Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2007 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_the_Dawn_(book) Release date is 2007-12-14 Produced by Yi-Shin Lu "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.) Original publication data not identified Political science -- China -- Early works to 1800 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23855 64887 64887