Ways of Heaven: An Introduction to Chinese Thought
Autor Roel Sterckxen Limba Engleză Hardback – 16 sep 2019
A
brilliant
history
of
ancient
China's
masters
of
philosophy
--
and
how
they
help
us
understand
China
today
InWays
of
Heaven,
leading
China
scholar
Roel
Sterckx
offers
an
engrossing
introduction
to
classical
China's
world
of
ideas.
Drawing
on
evocative
examples
from
philosophical
texts,
literature,
and
everyday
life
over
centuries
of
Chinese
history,
Sterckx
introduces
major
thinkers
and
traditions,
illuminates
key
concepts
like
thedao,qi,yin,
andyang,
and
examines
questions
of
leadership,
social
order,
death,
nature,
and
more.
He
also
reveals
how
these
ideas
shape
contemporary
China,
from
table
manners
at
a
traditional
banquet,
to
the
Chinese
obsession
with
education
and
family,
to
the
rhetoric
of
political
leaders
and
the
nation's
grand
strategy.
Essential
reading
for
students,
travelers,
businesspeople,
and
anyone
curious
about
this
rising
global
power,Ways
of
Heavenshows
that
to
comprehend
China
today
we
must
learn
to
think
Chinese.
Preț: 310.02 lei
Nou
Puncte Express: 465
Preț estimativ în valută:
59.34€ • 61.84$ • 49.40£
59.34€ • 61.84$ • 49.40£
Cartea se retipărește
Doresc să fiu notificat când acest titlu va fi disponibil:
Se trimite...
Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76
Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781541618442
ISBN-10: 1541618440
Pagini: 512
Dimensiuni: 163 x 243 x 46 mm
Greutate: 0.76 kg
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Basic Books
ISBN-10: 1541618440
Pagini: 512
Dimensiuni: 163 x 243 x 46 mm
Greutate: 0.76 kg
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Basic Books
Notă biografică
Roel
Sterckxis
Joseph
Needham
Professor
of
Chinese
History,
Science,
and
Civilization
at
the
University
of
Cambridge
and
Fellow
of
Clare
College.
The
author
of
several
books
on
early
China,
he
lives
in
Cambridge,
England.