Mark Edward Lewis (California Stanford University)

Honor and Shame in Early China

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Produktbeschreibung

Shedding new light on the history of the early Chinese empires, Mark Edward Lewis explores the evolution of ideas about honor and shame. He shows that honor-shame discourse had a far-reaching impact on political structures, family and gender roles, and the public reception of writing in early China.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. April 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 159mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 508g
• ISBN-13: 9781108843690
• ISBN-10: 1108843697
• Artikelnr.: 59909646

Autorenporträt

Mark Edward Lewis is Kwoh-ting Li Professor of Chinese Culture at Stanford University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Honor and shame of the king and the warrior
2. Acquired honor in the warring states
3. State-based honor in the warring states
4. Honor of the imperial officials
5. Honor in local society in the early empires
6. Honor and shame of writers and partisans
Conclusion.