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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Eurosinica
ISBN-10
3039118129
ISBN-13
9783039118120
Edition
New
Publisher
Verlag Peter Lang
Imprint
Verlag Peter Lang
Country of Manufacture
CH
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 19th, 2009
Print length
234 Pages
Weight
322 grams
Dimensions
14.70 x 21.90 x 1.60 cms
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EUROSINICA is a book series for monographs of various thematic foci, sharing the goal of studying culture and literature in contemporary or historical contexts. The series was founded in 1984 by the German sinologist Günther Debon (1921-2005) and the Canadian comparatist Adrian Hsia (1938-2010). While the founding editors placed the emphasis on the transfer processes of classical literary works and motifs between cultures, the series'' editors tend to a general view of cultures in contact.
The Western reinvention of China can be found in various discourses ranging from French Enlightenment philosophes, German political economists, to British writers through centuries. It covers all aspects of Chinese culture, and varies from zealous idealization to blatant demonization.
But do those divergent and even contradictory accounts offer an alternative to «Orientalism?» Or are they artifacts with inherent and even dangerous limitations? More fundamentally, does the cultural theory of Orientalism provide an adequate basis for cross-cultural studies? This study examines conflicting 18th - and 19th -century European presentations of China and the inherent consistency in them. It also critiques contending positions on major cultural theories and contributes distinct and dynamic perspectives in the field of cross-cultural studies.
But do those divergent and even contradictory accounts offer an alternative to «Orientalism?» Or are they artifacts with inherent and even dangerous limitations? More fundamentally, does the cultural theory of Orientalism provide an adequate basis for cross-cultural studies? This study examines conflicting 18
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