Overview
- Explores the fundamental Chinese ideas of ‘Civilization’ and ‘culture’,and their influence on Chinese society
- Analyses the traditional connotations of those two concepts and their renewed interpretation by contemporary scholarship
- Offers a unique analysis of the conceptual evolutions brought about by the change of values in 21st century China
Part of the book series: Key Concepts in Chinese Thought and Culture (KCCTC)
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This Key Concepts pivot examines the fundamental Chinese ideas of ‘Civilization’ and ‘culture’, considering their extensive influence both over Chinese society and East Asian societies. The pivot analyses the traditional connotations of those two concepts and their evolution in the Sino-Western exchanges as well as their renewed interpretation and application by contemporary Chinese scholars. It analyses how the years 1840-1900 which mark a period of major transition in China challenged these concepts, and highlights how the pursuit of innovation and international perspective gave birth to new values and paradigm shifts, and culminated in the May Fourth New Culture Movement. Considering the underlying humanistic ideas in the key concepts of traditional Chinese civilisation and culture, this pivot contributes to this series of Chinese Key Concept by offering a unique analysis of the conceptual evolutions brought about by the change of values in 21st century China.
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Weidong Wang is Associate Professor of Translation Studies, Renmin University of China, a supervisor for masters in translation, and a senior member of the Translators Association of China (TAC). He used to be a main contributor to the prestigious "Translation" column of Ying Yu Xue Xi, a renowned English language-learning magazine widely read across mainland China.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Modern Notions of Civilization and Culture in China
Authors: Weigui Fang
Translated by: Weidong Wang
Series Title: Key Concepts in Chinese Thought and Culture
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3558-7
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Singapore
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Publishing Co., Ltd. This international edition is exclusively licensed to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. for worldwide distribution outside of China 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-3557-0Published: 02 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-3558-7Published: 20 February 2019
Series ISSN: 2524-8464
Series E-ISSN: 2524-8472
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 125
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Asian Culture, History of China, Non-Western Philosophy