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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 th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Liang, Shuming, 1893-1988 (Author)
Other Authors: Li, Ming (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Asian history.
Social and cultural history.
Oriental and Indian philosophy.
Society and culture: general.
HISTORY > Asia > China.
Civilization.
Cultural policies and debates.
China > Civilization.
Chine > Civilisation.
China.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • About Liang Shuming and Fundamentals of Chinese Culture
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface to This Translation
  • Liang's Preface
  • Chapter One Introduction
  • Chapter Two "Family" to Chinese People
  • Chapter Three Westerners Living as a Group
  • Chapter Four Chinese People's Lack of Group-centered Life
  • Chapter Five China as an Ethics-Oriented Society
  • Chapter Six Morality as Religion
  • Chapter Seven Rationality
  • A Human Characteristic
  • Chapter Eight Class Divisions and Professional Distinction
  • Chapter Nine China: A Nation or Not?
  • Chapter Ten Governance and Times of Peace and Prosperity
  • Chapter Eleven A Cycle of Times of Peace and Prosperity and Periods of Chaos
  • Chapter Twelve Human Cultural Precocity
  • Chapter Thirteen China after Cultural Precocity
  • Chapter Fourteen Conclusion
  • Select Bibliography
  • Index

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