Chinese History and Culture: Sixth Century B.C.E. to Seventeenth Century, Volume 1 (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 Yu Ying-shih'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 1 of Chinese History and… Read More

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Columbia Univ Pr, 2016. Hardcover. New. 432 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.25 inches.