Patriotism in Early China

摘要

This paper considers the difference between the values attached to love of country in early China and in today's world,through exploration of a series of concept clusters centered on "loyalty,glory,honor," and "identity."Using a wide array of sources,including legends about exemplary figures in antiquity,it assesses the extent to which patriotism or something like patriotism was a normative value in the distant past.It also outlines the appropriate limits of patriotism which the early thinkers insisted upon,thinking them useful guidelines for today.