Narratives of agency : self-making in China, India, and Japan /

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This multidisciplinary collection underlines the importance of understanding the operations of human agency-defined here as the ability to exert power, specifically in resistance to ideological pressure. In particular, the contributors emphasize the historical and cultural conditions that facilitate...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Dissanayake, Wimal
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©1996.
Temas:
Self.
Individuality.
Subjectivity.
Ego (Psychology)
Moi (Psychologie)
Individualité.
HISTORY > General.
HISTORY > Asia > General.
Civilization
Individuality
Self
Subjectivity
Zelf.
Individualiteit.
Subjectiviteit.
China > Civilization.
India > Civilization.
Japan > Civilization.
Chine > Civilisation.
Inde > Civilisation.
Japon > Civilisation.
China
India
Japan
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This multidisciplinary collection underlines the importance of understanding the operations of human agency-defined here as the ability to exert power, specifically in resistance to ideological pressure. In particular, the contributors emphasize the historical and cultural conditions that facilitate the production of agency in an effort to gain a deeper understanding of the cultures of China, India, and Japan. In Narratives of Agency, scholars from a variety of disciplines argue that traditional Western approaches to the study of these cultures have unduly focused on the pervasive influence of.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxi, 244 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780816686728
0816686726

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