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The West as the Other: A Genealogy of Chinese Occidentalism
Mingming Wang
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
Long before the Europeans reached the east, the ancient Chinese had advanced their perspectives of the west. In this groundbreaking book, Wang explores a fascinating perspective of the Other. He locates the Other in the alternating directionologies of classical and imperial China, leading the reader into a long history of Chinese geo-cosmologies and world-scapes. In his analysis, Wang also delves into the historical records of Chinese ""world activities,"" or the journeys from being the Central Kingdom to reaching to the ""outer regions,"" separating the construction of illusory from realistic geographies while drawing attention to their interconnected natures.
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Long before the Europeans reached the east, the ancient Chinese had advanced their perspectives of the west. In this groundbreaking book, Wang explores a fascinating perspective of the Other. He locates the Other in the alternating directionologies of classical and imperial China, leading the reader into a long history of Chinese geo-cosmologies and world-scapes. In his analysis, Wang also delves into the historical records of Chinese ""world activities,"" or the journeys from being the Central Kingdom to reaching to the ""outer regions,"" separating the construction of illusory from realistic geographies while drawing attention to their interconnected natures.
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Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
ISBN
9789629964894
SKU
V9789629964894
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99-15
About Mingming Wang
Mingming Wang is a leading human scientist in post-Mao China and Professor of Anthropology at Peking University, China. He was trained in archaeology, ethno-history, and anthropology, and has a PhD from the University of London, UK. He is the author of numerous works (in both Chinese and English) on Chinese anthropology, history, and sociology, including Grassroots Charisma.
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