Chinese History and Culture: Seventeenth Century Through Twentieth Century, Volume 2 (Masters of Chinese Studies) by Yü, Ying-shih; Chiu-Duke, Josephine [Editor]; Duke, Michael [Editor];

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Hardback. New. The recipient of the Kluge Prize for lifetime achievement in the humanities and the Tang Prize for "revolutionary research" in Sinology, Ying-shih Yu is a premier scholar of Chinese studies. Chinese History and Culture volumes 1 and 2 bring his extraordinary oeuvre to English-speaking readers. Spanning two thousand years of social, intellectual, and political change, the essays in these volumes investigate two central questions through all aspects of Chinese life: what core values sustained this ancient civilization through centuries of upheaval, and in what ways did these values survive in modern times? From Ying-shih Yu's perspective, the Dao, or the Way, constitutes the inner core of Chinese civilization. His work explores the unique dynamics between Chinese intellectuals' discourse on the Dao, or moral principles for a symbolized ideal world order, and their criticism of contemporary reality throughout Chinese history. Volume 2 of Chinese History and… Read More

Columbia Univ Pr, 2016. Hardcover. New. 412 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.25 inches.

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Columbia Univ Pr, 2016. Hardcover. New. 412 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.25 inches.