Fundamentals of Chinese culture /
Chinese culture, to readers of English, is somewhat veiled in mystery. 'Fundamentals of Chinese Culture' (in pinyin, Zhongguo wenhua yaoyi), a classic of great insight and profundity by noted Chinese thinker, educator and social reformist Liang Shuming, takes readers on an intellectual jou...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translated from Chinese |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press,
[2021]
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| Summary: | Chinese culture, to readers of English, is somewhat veiled in mystery. 'Fundamentals of Chinese Culture' (in pinyin, Zhongguo wenhua yaoyi), a classic of great insight and profundity by noted Chinese thinker, educator and social reformist Liang Shuming, takes readers on an intellectual journey into the five-thousand-year-old culture of China, the world's oldest continuous civilization. With a set of "Chinese-style" cultural theories, the book well serves as a platform for Westerners' better understanding of the distinctive worldview of the Chinese people, who value family life, group-centered life and social stability, and for further mutual understanding and greater mutual consolidation among humanities scholars in different contexts, dismantling common misconceptions about China and bridging the gap between Chinese culture and Western culture. As a translation of Liang Shuming's original text, this book pulls back the curtain to reveal to Westerners a highly complex and nuanced picture of a fascinating people. |
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| Item Description: | First published as Zhong guo wen hua yao yi by Horizon Media Co., Ltd, 2005. |
| Physical Description: | 416 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [411]-414) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9463729658 9789463729659 |