Sentimental Education in Chinese History - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sentimental Education in Chinese History write by Paolo Santangelo. This book was released on 2003-01-01. Sentimental Education in Chinese History available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A pionering inquiry on the role, perception and representation of emotional sphere in traditional Chinese culture provides a fascinating contribution on a key anthropological problem, in order to understand not only pre-modern private history, but also contemporary Chinese society. The importance of this work goes beyond Chinese studies.
Love and Emotions in Traditional Chinese Literature
Love and Emotions in Traditional Chinese Literature - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Love and Emotions in Traditional Chinese Literature write by Halvor Eifring. This book was released on 2021-09-13. Love and Emotions in Traditional Chinese Literature available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Do all cultures and historical periods have a concept corresponding to the English word emotion? This collection of essays is concerned with the closest candidate within the Chinese language, namely the term qíng. What is the meaning of this term in different periods and genres? What are the types of discourse in which it is typically found? This volume contains two essays on the notion of qíng in classical sources, two on Chan Buddhist usage, and two on fiction and drama from the Ming and Qing dynasties. An introductory essay discusses the complex historical development of the term. Together, the essays may be read as a first step towards a conceptual history of one of the key terms in traditional Chinese culture.
A Companion to Chinese History
A Companion to Chinese History - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Companion to Chinese History write by Michael Szonyi. This book was released on 2017-02-06. A Companion to Chinese History available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A Companion to Chinese History presents a collection of essays offering a comprehensive overview of the latest intellectual developments in the study of China’s history from the ancient past up until the present day. Covers the major trends in the study of Chinese history from antiquity to the present day Considers the latest scholarship of historians working in China and around the world Explores a variety of long-range questions and themes which serves to bridge the conventional divide between China’s traditional and modern eras Addresses China’s connections with other nations and regions and enables non-specialists to make comparisons with their own fields Features discussion of traditional topics and chronological approaches as well as newer themes such as Chinese history in relation to sexuality, national identity, and the environment
A Cultural History of the Chinese Language
A Cultural History of the Chinese Language - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Cultural History of the Chinese Language write by Sharron Gu. This book was released on 2011-12-22. A Cultural History of the Chinese Language available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Chinese, one of the oldest active languages, evolved over 5,000 years. As such, it makes for a fascinating case study in the development of language. This cultural history of Chinese demonstrates that the language grew and responded to its music and visual expression in a manner very similar to contemporary English and other Western languages. Within Chinese cultural history lie the answers to numerous questions that have haunted scholars for decades: How does language relate to worldview? What would happen to law after its language loses absolute binding power? How do music, visual, and theatrical images influence literature? By presenting Chinese not as a system of signs but as the history of a community, this study shows how language has expanded the scope of Chinese imagination and offers a glimpse into the future of younger languages throughout the world.
Negotiating Friendships
Negotiating Friendships - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Negotiating Friendships write by Shuo Wang. This book was released on 2020-08-10. Negotiating Friendships available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Social network are nowadays inherent parts of our lives and highly developed communication technique helps us maintain our relationships. But how did it work in the early 19th century, in a time without cell phones and internet? A Chinese Hong Merchant in Canton Trade named Houqua (1769–1843), who lived in isolated Qing China, gives us an outstanding answer. Despite various barriers in cultures, languages, political situations and his identity as a Chinese merchant strictly under control of the Qing government, Houqua established a commercial network across three continents: Asia, North America and Europe. This book will not only uncover his secrets and actions in his Chinese social network especially patronage relationships in traditional Chinese society, but also reconstruct his intercultural network, including his unique and even "modern" friendship with some American traders which lasted almost half a century after Houqua ́s death.
