| Ways of Heaven: An Introduction to Chinese Thought Contributor(s): Sterckx, Roel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1541618440 ISBN-13: 9781541618442 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $31.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Eastern - History | Asia - China - Religion | Confucianism |
| Dewey: 951 |
| LCCN: 2019027029 |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 6.2" W x 9.4" (1.68 lbs) 512 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A brilliant history of ancient China's masters of philosophy -- and how they help us understand China todayIn Ways 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 the dao, qi, yin, and yang, 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 Heaven shows that to comprehend China today we must learn to think Chinese. |