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This book explores the origins and foundations of China's historical development, cultural identity, diplomacy, persuasion and military strategies from the Xià Dynasty, through the Sh?ng Dynasty to the end of the Zh?u Dynasty, i.e. the period from about 2070 - 221 B.C. This period saw the emergence of the great Chinese philosophies such as Confucianism and Daoism.