Anticipating China : Thinking through the Narratives of Chinese and Western Culture

Name: Anticipating China
Brand: State University of New York Press
SKU: 9780791424780
Price: 5300 KES
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ISBN: 9780791424780

by David L. Hall , Roger T. Ames

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 0791424782

ISBN-13 9780791424780

Publisher State University of New York Press

Imprint State University of New York Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Aug 23rd, 1995

Print length 358 Pages

Weight 540 grams

Dimensions 22.90 x 15.30 x 2.40 cms

Product Classification: Cultural studies Cultural studies Anthropology International relations

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Shows that failure to assess the significant cultural differences between China and the West has seriously affected our understanding of both classical and contemporary China, and makes the translation of attitudes, concepts, and issues extremely problematic. By providing parallel accounts of the contrasting developments of classical Chinese and Western traditions, Anticipating China offers a means of avoiding the implicit cultural biases which so often distort Western understanding of Chinese intellectual culture. The book shows that failure to assess the significant cultural differences between China and the West has seriously affected our understanding of both classical and contemporary China, and makes the translation of attitudes, concepts, and issues extremely problematic.

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