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Norms and the State in China / edited byChun-chieh Huang, Erik Zürcher.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Sinica Leidensia ; 28.
- Sinica Leidensia Online, ISBN: 9789004498488.
- Sinica Leidensia ; 28
- Sinica Leidensia Online, ISBN: 9789004498488
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civilization.
- Politics and government.
- Social norm.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 1993.
- Summary:
- The central theme of this volume is the Chinese concept of chiao-hua, "Transformation by Instruction": the ancient idea that moral guidance in all spheres of life is one of the most essential tasks of leadership at all levels, from the central government down to local elites. Within this general perspective nineteen scholars of various disciplinary backgrounds have treated topics ranging from the regulation of conspicuous consumption in Ming times to ritualization of protest in recent times. In many cases a surprising degree of cultural continuity can be observed; on the other hand, due attention has also been paid to clashes between traditional Chinese (notably Confucian) norms and the demands of modernization in contemporary Chinese society.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material / Chun-Chier Huang and Erik Zürcher
- Preface / Chi-fang Huang
- Introduction / Chun-Chier Huang and Erik Zürcher
- Homo-Cosmic Continuum: Normativity and its Difficulties in Ancient China / Chun-chieh Huang and Kuang-ming Wu
- Some Ways of Instilling Confucian Values at the Village Level / Monika Übelhör
- Regulation of Consumption and the Institution of Correct Morality by the Ming State / Craig Clunas
- The Ideological Manipulation of Traditional Drama in Ming Times / Wilt L. Idema
- A Complement to Confucianism / E. Zürcher
- The Propagation of Female Ideals in Late Imperial China / Harriet T. Zurndorfer
- Operating in the Chinese Public Sphere / Rudolf G. Wagner
- Confucianism in Postwar Taiwan / Chun-chieh Huang
- Confucianism in Mainland China Today / Kjeld Erik Brødsgaard
- Norms and their Popularization / Rita Ching-Ann Chou
- Feminist View on Gender Relationship in Contemporary Taiwan / Elaine Yi-lan Tsui
- Language Norms and their Propagation / Marien E. van den Berg
- The Formation of Chinese Norms and Their Popularization / Alexander Chien-Chung Yin
- Narrating the Text / David E. Apter
- Where Does Correct Party History Come From? / Tony Saich
- The Proscription and Prescription of Political Terminology by the Central Authorities, 1949-1989 / Michael Schoenhals
- Role Modelling in Mainland China During the "Four Modernizations" Era / Stefan R. Landsberger
- Rules for Writing Contemporary History / Eduard B. Vermeer
- The 1989 People's Movement / Frank N. Pieke
- Sinica Leidensia / Chun-Chier Huang and Erik Zürcher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Norms and the State in China.
- ISBN:
- 9789004482685
- 9789004096653
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004482685 DOI
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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