Xing Yu

Language and State

An Inquiry into the Progress of Civilization

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Produktbeschreibung

This book argues that a primitive society is formed on the basis of kinship ties while a civilized society is formed on the basis of language. Yu presents a new theory about the importance of language in the growth of the state.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 460
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. September 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 894g
• ISBN-13: 9780761862000
• ISBN-10: 0761862005
• Artikelnr.: 39303522

Autorenporträt

Xing Yu is a political scientist who taught at two universities in China in the 1980s and 1990s. He obtained a bachelor of arts degree from Sichuan Foreign Languages Institute in Chongqing, China in 1982, and a master of law degree from Fudan University in Shanghai, China in 1985. He now works as a freelance writer and translator in British Columbia, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue Part One Language and State Formation Introduction Chapter One:
People Chapter Two: Community Chapter Three: Nation Chapter Four: State
Part Two Language and State Governance Introduction Chapter Five:
Appellation Chapter Six: Constitution Chapter Seven: Election Chapter
Eight: Representation Chapter Nine: Government Part Three Language and
State Spirit Introduction Chapter Ten: History Chapter Eleven: Philosophy
Chapter Twelve: Literature and Art Chapter Thirteen: Religion Chapter
Fourteen: Law Conclusion Epilogue Bibliography Acknowledgments Index About
the Author