Uffe Bergeton

The Emergence of Civilizational Consciousness in Early China

History Word by Word

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Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a comparative history of Chinese and European concepts of civilization. Studying how language has been used in the West and China to construct identities and negotiate relationships between a 'civilised self' and 'uncivilised others', it provides a re-examination of the origins and development of these ideas in Old Chinese.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 229
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 517g
• ISBN-13: 9781138344099
• ISBN-10: 1138344095
• Artikelnr.: 54756451

Autorenporträt

Uffe Bergeton is Assistant Professor of Pre-Tang Chinese Language, Culture and History in the Department of Asian Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. Having a background in both linguistics and ancient Chinese history, he specialises in the study of pre-Qín China.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The Coining of Civilizational Consciousness in Modern
Western Europe 2. From 'Awe-Inspiringly Beautiful' to 'Morally Refined'-
The Coining of 'Civility' in Pre-Qín China 3. Coiners and Critics of
'Civility/Civilization' (Wén) 4. Inventing the 'Barbarian': From
'Belligerent Others' to 'Civilizationally Inferior Others' 5. Ethnographic
Vocabulary of Civilizational Otherness: The 'Elegant' 'Rites' of the 'Great
Ones' Versus the 'Vulgar' 'Customs' of the 'Barbarians' Conclusion