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Chinese History and Culture: Sixth Century B.C.E. to Seventeenth Century, Volume 1 (Masters of Chinese Studies),Used
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The recipient of the Kluge Prize for lifetime achievement in the humanities and the Tang Prize for 'revolutionary research' in Sinology, Yingshih Y is a premier scholar of Chinese studies. Chinese History and Culture volumes 1 and 2 bring his extraordinary oeuvre to Englishspeaking 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 Y Yingshih'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 Culture explores how the Dao was reformulated, expanded, defended, and preserved by Chinese intellectuals up to the seventeenth century, guiding them through history's darkest turns. Essays incorporate the evolving conception of the soul and the afterlife in pre and postBuddhist China, the significance of eating practices and social etiquette, the move toward greater individualism, the rise of the NeoDaoist movement, the spread of Confucian ethics, and the growth of merchant culture and capitalism. A true panorama of Chinese culture's continuities and transition, Y Yingshih's twovolume Chinese History and Culture gives readers of all backgrounds a unique education in the meaning of Chinese civilization.
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