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Calligraphy and Power in Contemporary Chinese Society: Anthropology of Asia

Autor Yuehping Yen
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 12 ian 2005
This unusual and interesting book is a fascinating account of the world of Chinese writing. It examines Chinese space and the political and social use of writing as propaganda, a publicity booster and as a ladder for social climbing.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780415317535
ISBN-10: 0415317533
Pagini: 240
Ilustrații: 15
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.6 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Anthropology of Asia

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Acknowledgements  Introduction: The Abode of Calligraphic Inscriptions  1. Dances with Power: Public Calligraphy and its Social Effects  2. Becoming a Person Through Wen  3. Handwriting and Personhood  4. Body-Person Engineering: Brush Techniques and Calligraphic Composition  5. Brush Work: Alternative Bodybuilding  6. Ideograms and Knowledge  7. Characters Reloaded  Bibliography  Glossary

Recenzii

'This is a very good book. Yen is both insightful in her analysis of the sources and implications of the aura of Chinese writing and careful in her discussions of how people think about characters.' - China Journal

Descriere

This unusual and interesting book is an account of the world of Chinese writing. It examines Chinese space and the political and social use of writing as propaganda, a publicity booster and as a ladder for social climbing.