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Ancient Chinese Academy Confucianism and Society II Politics and Culture

Ancient Chinese Academy Confucianism and Society II Politics and Culture

As the second volume of a two-volume set that studies the ancient Chinese academy from a socio-cultural perspective this title investigates the multifaceted roles and political and cultural significance of the academy. Inaugurated in the Tang dynasty and eventually abolished in the late Qing dynasty the academy as a unique cultural and educational organization in the Chinese history exerted extensive and profound influence on the ancient Chinese culture politics and social life. This title first discusses the state control of the academy and how it functions in social governance then examines the sacrificial ritual of the academy and its influence on education enculturation Confucian orthodoxy and intellectual ethos and finally elaborates on the academy's role in enriching the regional cultures in terms of local cultural undertakings and talent cultivation. The title will be a useful reference for scholars students and general readers interested in cultural history intellectual history and educational history of ancient China and especially the Chinese academy culture. | Ancient Chinese Academy Confucianism and Society II Politics and Culture

GBP 130.00
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Contemporary New Confucianism II

Contemporary New Confucianism II

As the second volume of a two-volume seminal work on contemporary New Confucianism in China this book focuses on six leading thinkers of this intellectual movement in the 20th century. Contemporary New Confucianism refers to the Confucianism or Confucian thought that has emerged in China since the 1920s which aims to revive the spirituality of Confucianism in a changing society. This volume introduces the philosophical thought of Zhang Junmai Feng Youlan He Lin Fang Dongmei Tang Junyi and Mou Zongsan including Zhang's political philosophy and comparative philosophy Feng's transformation of Chinese philosophy He's idea of culture and spirit-only idealism Fang's comparative philosophy Tang's idea of moral self and theory of human spiritual realms and Mou's new ontology for Confucianism. It analyzes their divergences and the contemporary relevance of their thought in terms of revisiting and transforming traditional Chinese philosophy and reconciling Chinese and Western traditions. This title will appeal to scholars and students of modern and contemporary Confucianism intellectual history philosophy and thought of contemporary China and comparative philosophy. | Contemporary New Confucianism II

GBP 130.00
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Understanding Chinese and Western Cultures

Understanding Chinese and Western Cultures

The title is a collection of essays centering on the topic of intercultural communication between Chinese and Western cultures by Tang Yijie one of the most renowned philosophy scholars in China. Comprised of five parts the author discusses how Chinese culture should modernize itself through borrowing from Western culture premised on a self-awareness of Chinese culture per se. The book begins by critiquing theories of the so-called clash of civilizations and new empires and argues for the coexistence of cultures and a global consciousness instead. Chapters in the second part revisit contemporary Chinese culture in transition and call for the cultural integration of China and the West with China defined in both its ancient and modern guises. By providing reflections on the cultural trends of the 1980s and 1990s the third part illustrates the inevitable growth of diversified cultural development while analyzing cases of cultural dialogue in history philosophy and religion. The fourth part demonstrates the significance of culture diversity and interaction while the fifth provides thoughts and reflections on some real-life cultural issues. This title will appeal to all levels of readers interested in Chinese culture cross-cultural studies and topics of cultural pluralism. | Understanding Chinese and Western Cultures

GBP 170.00
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Cold Mountain Poems Text Travel and Canon Construction

Cold Mountain Poems Text Travel and Canon Construction

This book unveils the legendary life and the mystic poems of the iconic Chinese Tang poet Han-shan (known by his pen name “Cold Mountain”) and investigates the dissemination and reception of the Cold Mountain Poems (CMPs) attributed to him. Han-shan and the CMPs are amongst the most legendary literary landscapes and cultural memories in the history of world scholarly exchange. The maniac poet recluse hidden in the Cold Mountains the delicate poetic realms of Confucianism Buddhism Zen and Taoism contained in the Cold Mountain Poems and the incredible pervasiveness of its text travel and canon construction worldwide as well as the profound impact of CMPs on comparative literature world literature and Chinese studies provide the perfect lens to learn about Chinese language literature culture and society. This book is thus intended to investigate CMPs in a coherent global context. Considering the vertical studies of the Chinese literature polysystem it highlights the horizontal influence of CMPs literarily or non-literarily. Furthermore it addresses the making and developing of the Han-shan phenomenon and its implications for translation studies travel writing canon construction and literary historiography. This book is for scholars researchers and students in literary history and East Asian Studies focusing on Chinese literature and culture and those interested in the history of poetry in general. | Cold Mountain Poems Text Travel and Canon Construction

GBP 130.00
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Sino-Foreign Cultural Exchange A Historical Perspective

Sino-Foreign Cultural Exchange A Historical Perspective

Understanding culture as a whole way of life this book touches on various aspects of Sino-foreign interactions tracing cultural exchanges depicted in Chinese and foreign sources with particular attention to events or anecdotes in the Tang and Qing periods. In addition to a discussion of the Sogdians and Turks in medieval China an investigation of the localization process of pugs and lions through different Chinese dynasties an analysis of the incorporation of Manichaeism into Chinese culture and the depiction of the Kunlun slaves in Chinese Buddhist texts this book also examines the caravan tea trade between Russia and China the Russian-American company's attempt to do business in Canton the translation of the Three Character Classic in Russia the Russian case in the Tianjin missionary incident as well as the Dutch factory in Canton and the Dutch mission in Beijing. This book concludes with a discussion of Chinese workers in Southeast Asia in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. From Central Asia to the South China Sea to the northern border with Russia this book reveals its great diversity yet with an intense focus on China's interactions with the outside world. This book will be essential reading for students and scholars of Chinese studies medieval Central Asian studies and those interested in world history. | Sino-Foreign Cultural Exchange A Historical Perspective

GBP 130.00
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The First Print Era The Rise of Print Culture in China’s Northern Song Dynasty

The First Print Era The Rise of Print Culture in China’s Northern Song Dynasty

The First Print Era examines the rise of print culture during China’s Northern Song Dynasty (960–1127). Bringing together often-overlooked primary sources from the period and scholarship on many individual topics in Song print history the book offers the first extended narrative in English of how print became entrenched as a sustained mode of textual dissemination in China. While discussing technical innovations and the growth of the print industry the book focuses on how the rise of print affected several indispensable elements of Song intellectual culture: the expansion of the exam system the canonization of Tang and earlier models the rise of antiquarianism and connoisseurship the birth of Neo-Confucianism as a new intellectual force the growth of a new literati culture and new forms of literary production and critique and the development of calligraphy as an art form that could be taught critiqued and divided into schools. Overall the book describes a process by which print publication moved from a highly centralized state enterprise back to expanded elite use and eventually towards the popular print markets that would create new forms of expression during the Southern Song and Yuan dynasties. This book will be an essential read for students and scholars of Asian studies Medieval studies and those with a focus on print history and Chinese studies. | The First Print Era The Rise of Print Culture in China’s Northern Song Dynasty

GBP 130.00
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