Individualism In Early China
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Individualism In Early China
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Author : Erica Fox Brindley
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2010-06-30
Individualism In Early China written by Erica Fox Brindley and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-30 with History categories.
Conventional wisdom has it that the concept of individualism was absent in early China. In this uncommon study of the self and human agency in ancient China, Erica Fox Brindley provides an important corrective to this view and persuasively argues that an idea of individualism can be applied to the study of early Chinese thought and politics with intriguing results. She introduces the development of ideological and religious beliefs that link universal, cosmic authority to the individual in ways that may be referred to as individualistic and illustrates how these evolved alongside and potentially helped contribute to larger sociopolitical changes of the time, such as the centralization of political authority and the growth in the social mobility of the educated elite class. Starting with the writings of the early Mohists (fourth century BCE), Brindley analyzes many of the major works through the early second century BCE by Laozi, Mencius, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, and Han Feizi, as well as anonymous authors of both received and excavated texts. Changing notions of human agency affected prevailing attitudes toward the self as individual—in particular, the onset of ideals that stressed the power and authority of the individual, either as a conformist agent in relation to a larger whole or as an individualistic agent endowed with inalienable cosmic powers and authorities. She goes on to show how distinctly internal (individualistic), external (institutionalized), or mixed (syncretic) approaches to self-cultivation and state control emerged in response to such ideals. In her exploration of the nature of early Chinese individualism and the various theories for and against it, she reveals the ways in which authors innovatively adapted new theories on individual power to the needs of the burgeoning imperial state. With clarity and force, Individualism in Early China illuminates the importance of the individual in Chinese culture. By focusing on what is unique about early Chinese thinking on this topic, it gives readers a means of understanding particular "Chinese" discussions of and respect for the self.
Ancient China And The Yue
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Author : Erica Brindley
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2015-09-03
Ancient China And The Yue written by Erica Brindley and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-03 with History categories.
A richly empirical discussion of ethnic identity formation in the ancient world, presenting the peoples of China's southern frontier.
Facets Of The Self In Early Modern China
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Author : Paolo Santangelo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024
Facets Of The Self In Early Modern China written by Paolo Santangelo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024 with Autonomy (Psychology) categories.
"While writing his earlier book Individual Autonomy and Responsibility in Late Imperial China and analyzing Li Zhi's thought for its meaningful contributions, Paulo Santangelo notes that he felt it "necessary to collect the evidence that emphasized the importance of individual freedom and responsibility." He posed the problem of the reevaluation of the individual during the period spanning the second part of the Ming dynasty to the first part of the Qing dynasty, with the aim of recounting the development of the valorization of individual will and desire and the construction of a new more autonomous selfhood. Drawing from a myriad of sources from the East and the West and across disciplines, this study adeptly attends to questions of philosophical and ethical comparability. This book is a rich source not only for those interested in Chinese thought about the person and moral norms but also for those who want to understand such problems generally on a world scale"--
Music Cosmology And The Politics Of Harmony In Early China
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Author : Erica Fox Brindley
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2012-09-07
Music Cosmology And The Politics Of Harmony In Early China written by Erica Fox Brindley and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-07 with Religion categories.
Winner of the 2013 Reading Committee Accolade for a Specialist Publication in the Humanities presented by the International Convention of Asia Scholars In early China, conceptions of music became important culturally and politically. This fascinating book examines a wide range of texts and discourse on music during this period (ca. 500–100 BCE) in light of the rise of religious, protoscientific beliefs on the intrinsic harmony of the cosmos. By tracking how music began to take on cosmic and religious significance, Erica Fox Brindley shows how music was used as a tool for such enterprises as state unification and cultural imperialism. She also outlines how musical discourse accompanied the growth of an explicit psychology of the emotions, served as a fundamental medium for spiritual attunement with the cosmos, and was thought to have utility and potency in medicine. While discussions of music in state ritual or as an aesthetic and cultural practice abound, this book is unique in linking music to religious belief and demonstrating its convergences with key religious, political, and intellectual transformations in early China.
The Chinese National Character
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Author : Lung-Kee Sun
language : en
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Release Date : 2002
The Chinese National Character written by Lung-Kee Sun and has been published by M.E. Sharpe this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
This unique survey of the evolution of the modern Chinese national character incorporates a rich blend of history and theory as well as nation, gender, and film studies. It begins with the dawn of the concept of "nation" in China at the end of the Imperial period, and follows its development from early Republican China to the present People's Republic, drawing on themes of national identity, "Orientalness," racial evolution and purity, cultural and gender roles, regional animosities, historical impediments, and more. The book also takes up the changing American perceptions of Chinese personality development and gender, using materials from American popular culture.
The Rise Of Tea Culture In China
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Author : Bret Hinsch
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2015-11-12
The Rise Of Tea Culture In China written by Bret Hinsch and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-12 with History categories.
This distinctive and enlightening book explores the invention and development of tea drinking in China, using tea culture to explore the profound question of how Chinese have traditionally expressed individuality. Western stereotypes portray a culture that values conformity and denigrates the individual, but Bret Hinsch convincingly explodes this facile myth. He argues that although Chinese embrace a communitarian ethos and assume that the individual can only thrive within a healthy community, they have also long respected people with unique traits and superior achievements. Hinsch traces how emperors, scholars, poets, and merchants all used tea connoisseurship to publicly demonstrate superior discernment, gaining admiration by displaying individuality. Acknowledging central differences with Western norms, Hinsch shows how personal distinction nevertheless constitutes an important aspect of Chinese society. By linking tea to individualism, his deeply researched book makes an original and influential contribution to the history of Chinese culture.
Cosmopolitanism Nationalism And Individualism In Modern China
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Author : Xiaoqun Xu
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2014-05-23
Cosmopolitanism Nationalism And Individualism In Modern China written by Xiaoqun Xu and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-23 with History categories.
Cosmopolitanism, Nationalism, and Individualism in Modern China analyzes important aspects of Chinese intellectual life and cultural practices that formed and informed the historical phenomenon known as the New Culture era. Through examining an influential newspaper supplement published in Beijing during 1918–1928, along with other contemporary sources, the book explores the full dimensions and rich textures of the intellectual-literary discourses of the time period and contributes to a re-consideration and re-appreciation of the New Culture phenomenon in modern China. It highlights a key intellectual-moral paradox in Chinese discourses between cosmopolitanism as an idealistic aspiration and nationalism as a practical imperative, both in complex relationship to individualism, a paradox that ultimately speaks to the constant negotiations between Chinese tradition and Western culture in the making of Chinese modernity. These issues have remained vitally relevant to China and the world nearly a century later.
Individual And State In Ancient China
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Author : Vitalij Aronovič Rubin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Individual And State In Ancient China written by Vitalij Aronovič Rubin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Philosophy, Chinese categories.
The Individualization Of Chinese Society
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Author : Yunxiang Yan
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-08-19
The Individualization Of Chinese Society written by Yunxiang Yan and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-19 with Social Science categories.
Chinese society has seen phenomenal change in the last 30 years. Two of the most profound changes have been the rise of the individual in both public and private spheres and the consequent individualization of Chinese society itself. Yet, despite China's recent dramatic entrance into global politics and economics, neither of these significant shifts has been fully analysed. China may indeed present an alternative model of social transformation in the age of globalisation - so its path to development may have particular implications for the developing world.The Individualization of Chinese Society reveals how individual agency has been on the rise since the 1970s and how this has impacted on everyday life and Chinese society more broadly. The book presents a wide range of detailed case studies - on the impact of economic policy, patterns of kinship, changes in marriage relations and the socio-economic position of women, the development of youth culture, the politics of consumerism, and shifting power relations in everyday life.
Reading Shenbao
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Author : Weipin Tsai
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Reading Shenbao written by Weipin Tsai and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Asia categories.
Through a study of the readership of the most popular commercial daily newspaper in China during the early twentieth century, Reading Shenbao investigates ideas of nationalism, consumerism and individuality, looking at the relationship between advertising, modern lifestyles and changing social attitudes in China as it underwent modernization.