Étienne Balazs


Étienne Balazs was a Hungarian-born French sinologist.

Major works

Le traité économique du "Soueichou",. .Le traité juridique du "Soueichou", 1954.Chinese Civilization and Bureaucracy; Variations on a Theme.. Translated by H. M. Wright. Edited by Arthur F. Wright. . Reprints a selection from Balazs' major articles:Political Theory and Administrative Reality in Traditional China.. With an Introduction by Denis TwitchettHistoire et institutions de la Chine ancienne des origines au XIIe siècle après J. C., 1967.La Bureaucratie Céleste, Recherches Sur L'économie Et La Société De La Chine Traditionnelle.. Revised translation of a collection of articles originally published as Chinese civilization and bureaucracy.