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The Cross-Cultural Legacy of Lin Yutang : Critical Perspectives /

"Lin Yutang (18951976) was the modern Chinese writer and intellectual best known to the Western world in the twentieth century. Hailed as a Chinese philosopher, Lin was the de facto spokesman for China and Chinese culture and played the role of cultural ambassador between China and the United S...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Qian, Suoqiao (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, [2015]
Colección:China research monographs ; no. 72.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Western universalism and Chinese identity : Lin Yutang as a cross-cultural critic / Qian Suoqiao
  • On Lin Yutang: between revolution and nostalgia / Chih-ping Chou
  • Lin Yutang's unique adoption of tradition / Charles Laughlin
  • A bundle of contradictions: Lin Yutang's relationship to Christianity / Yang Liu
  • Lin Yutang and the national language movement in Modern China / Peng Chunling
  • The "Fair Society" (Pingshe) in the diaries of Lin Yutang and Hu Shi / Chen Zishan
  • Lin Yutang's criticism of criticism of criticism: on self-expression in China and America / Diran John Sohigian
  • Collaborator of cannibal? Montaigne's role in Lin Yutang's Importance of Living / Rivi Handler-Spitz
  • The genesis and reception of My Country and My People / Qian Suoqiao
  • His country and his language: Lin Yutang and the interpretation of things Chinese / Joe Sample
  • Reconstructing the image of a Chinese courtesan for Western readers: Lin Yutang's Miss Tu and his cross-cultural rewriting strategies / Fang Lu
  • The several worlds of Lin Yutang's gastronomy / Charles W. Hayford.