Thinking through China
1st Edition
Published on 1. August 2015
1 pages
979-8-7651-8170-6 (ISBN)
Description
In this innovative book Jerusha McCormack and John G. Blair introduce China on its own terms. By explaining ten key concepts that frame the way most Chinese people think about the world, they compare these terms - which don't translate readily into English - with the ways most of us, as Westerners, think. The book then poses four questions that Westerners routinely ask about China. But rather than answer with Western assumptions, the authors respond using these ten Chinese key words. Not surprisingly, the answers differ in startling ways from standard Western responses.
This intensive bridging work allows those without deep knowledge of China to understand the very different perspectives to be gained by looking at the world through Chinese eyes. As each of the ten words maps out new territory, the premises of a very dissimilar - but equally coherent - world view gradually emerge. Creating a cultural cartography through both text and image, the authors provide readers with a vivid sense of what is uniquely Chinese about China.
This intensive bridging work allows those without deep knowledge of China to understand the very different perspectives to be gained by looking at the world through Chinese eyes. As each of the ten words maps out new territory, the premises of a very dissimilar - but equally coherent - world view gradually emerge. Creating a cultural cartography through both text and image, the authors provide readers with a vivid sense of what is uniquely Chinese about China.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Illustrations
15 b/w illustrations; 27 b/w photos; 1 map; 6 textboxes
ISBN-13
979-8-7651-8170-6 (9798765181706)
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Jerusha McCormack | John G. Blair
Thinking through China
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08/2015
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Persons
Jerusha McCormack is professor emeritus of English and American literature atUniversity College, Dublin.
John G. Blair is professor emeritus of American literature and civilization at the University of Geneva. For more than a decade, they have been teaching as Foreign Experts in the School of English and International Studies at Beijing Foreign Studies University.
John G. Blair is professor emeritus of American literature and civilization at the University of Geneva. For more than a decade, they have been teaching as Foreign Experts in the School of English and International Studies at Beijing Foreign Studies University.
Content
Introduction: Entering a Chinese World
To the Reader
Part I: What Makes China Chinese? Ten Key Words
Chapter 1: Binding Families: Xiào?
Chapter 2: Selves Located Through Others: Miànzi??
Chapter 3: The People Network: Guanxi ??
Chapter 4: Where's My Mind? Xin?
Chapter 5: The Energy Unifying the World: Qi?
Chapter 6: Chameleon Reality: Yì?
Chapter 7: Realizing a Way: Dào ?
Chapter 8: Thinking in Harmony: Hé ?
Chapter 9: The Lurking Threat of Chaos: Luàn ?
Chapter 10: Strategizing Life: Cèlüè ??
Part II: Western Questions, Chinese Responses
Chapter 11: Question One: Christianity?
Chapter 12: Question Two: Human Rights?
Chapter 13: Question Three: Democracy?
Chapter 14: Question Four: China Ruling the World?
Part III: Rethinking the West
Appendix: Glossing the Ten Chinese Characters
Acknowledgments
List of Works Cited
Index
About the Authors
To the Reader
Part I: What Makes China Chinese? Ten Key Words
Chapter 1: Binding Families: Xiào?
Chapter 2: Selves Located Through Others: Miànzi??
Chapter 3: The People Network: Guanxi ??
Chapter 4: Where's My Mind? Xin?
Chapter 5: The Energy Unifying the World: Qi?
Chapter 6: Chameleon Reality: Yì?
Chapter 7: Realizing a Way: Dào ?
Chapter 8: Thinking in Harmony: Hé ?
Chapter 9: The Lurking Threat of Chaos: Luàn ?
Chapter 10: Strategizing Life: Cèlüè ??
Part II: Western Questions, Chinese Responses
Chapter 11: Question One: Christianity?
Chapter 12: Question Two: Human Rights?
Chapter 13: Question Three: Democracy?
Chapter 14: Question Four: China Ruling the World?
Part III: Rethinking the West
Appendix: Glossing the Ten Chinese Characters
Acknowledgments
List of Works Cited
Index
About the Authors
