Table of contents : Contents Acknowledgments Notes on Translation, Terms, and Quotations Introduction Chapter 1. Sources of Chunqiu Thought Chapter 2. Heaven and Man Part Ways: Changing Attitudes Toward Divine Authority Chapter 3. The Universal Panacea: Ritual and Preserving Hierarchical Order Chapter 4. The World Falls Apart: A Futile Search for International Order Chapter 5. When a Minister Mounts the Ruler: Chunqiu Views of Loyalty Chapter 6. Nobility of Blood and Spirit: Chunqiu Ethical Thought Chapter 7. The Chunqiu Legacy Appendix 1: Grammatical Change in the Zuo: Case Studies of the “Yu” and “Qi” Particles Appendix 2: Zhanguo Data in the Zuo Appendix 3: Comparing Scribal Accounts in the Zuo Appendix 4: Spurious Speeches and Interpolations in the Zuo Notes List of Chunqiu Personalities Glossary Bibliography Index About the Author