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Rise of Tea Culture in China: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives

Autor Bret Hinsch
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 20 iun 2018
This distinctive and enlightening book explores the invention and development of tea drinking in China, using tea culture to explore the profound question of how Chinese have traditionally expressed individuality. Western stereotypes portray a culture that values conformity and denigrates the individual, but Bret Hinsch convincingly explodes this facile myth. He argues that although Chinese embrace a communitarian ethos and assume that the individual can only thrive within a healthy community, they have also long respected people with unique traits and superior achievements. Hinsch traces how emperors, scholars, poets, and merchants all used tea connoisseurship to publicly demonstrate superior discernment, gaining admiration by displaying individuality. Acknowledging central differences with Western norms, Hinsch shows how personal distinction nevertheless constitutes an important aspect of Chinese society. By linking tea to individualism, his deeply researched book makes an original and influential contribution to the history of Chinese culture.
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ISBN-13: 9781538117811
ISBN-10: 1538117819
Pagini: 172
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Editura: Rowman & Littlefield
Seria Asia/Pacific/Perspectives


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This distinctive and enlightening book explores the development of tea drinking in China, using tea culture to explore the profound question of how Chinese have traditionally expressed individuality. By linking tea to individualism, Hinsch's deeply researched book makes an original and influential contribution to the history of Chinese culture.