Notions of Time in Chinese Historical Thinking - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9629962225 ISBN 13: 9789629962227

Publisher: The Chinese University Press, 2005

Synopsis

Implicit in its title, this book aims at giving readers a better understanding of Chinese notions of time in the tradition of Chinese historical thinking. ""Time"" is a basic subject of humanistic enquiry and this book consists of nine essays, which have given in-depth studies to Chinese ways of conceiving ""time"" from a variety of perspectives, with the philosophical, historical and anthropological being most salient. The subject matter therefore straddles several disciplines, and individual essays will be of interest to different clusters of scholars. It is also a stimulating book for lay readers who are broadly familiar with Chinese history.

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About the Author

Chun-chieh Huang is professor of history at the National Taiwan University and research fellow of Academia Sinica, Taipei.

John B. Henderson is professor of history at Louisiana State University. His previous works include The Development and Decline of Chinese Cosmology.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Chinese University Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 9629962225
• ISBN 13: 9789629962227
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 300
• Editor: Huang Chun-chieh, Henderson John