{"product_id":"9780231542012","title":"Chinese History and Culture, volume 1: Sixth Century B.C.E. to Seventeenth Century","description":"The recipient of the Kluge Prize for lifetime achievement in the humanities and the Tang Prize for “revolutionary research” in Sinology, Ying-shih Yü is a premier scholar of Chinese studies. \u003ci\u003eChinese History and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e volumes 1 and 2 bring his extraordinary oeuvre to English-speaking readers. Spanning two thousand years of social, intellectual, and political change, the essays in these volumes investigate two central questions through all aspects of Chinese life: as an ancient civilization, what core values sustained Chinese culture through centuries of upheaval; and in what ways did these values survive or Westernize in modern times?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Yü Ying-shih’s perspective, the \u003ci\u003eDao\u003c\/i\u003e, or the Way constitutes the inner core of Chinese civilization. These essays explore the unique dynamics between Chinese intellectuals’ discourse on the \u003ci\u003eDao\u003c\/i\u003e or moral principles for a symbolized ideal world order and their criticism of contemporary reality throughout Chinese history. Volume 1 explores how the \u003ci\u003eDao\u003c\/i\u003e was reformulated, expanded, defended, and preserved by Chinese intellectuals up to the seventeenth century, guiding them through history’s darkest turns. Essays incorporate the evolving conception of the soul and the afterlife in pre- and post-Buddhist China, the significance of eating practices and social etiquette, the move toward greater individualism, the rise of the Neo-Daoist movement, the spread of Confucian ethics, and the growth of merchant culture and capitalism. A true panorama of Chinese culture’s continuities and transition, this two-volume collection gives readers of all backgrounds a unique education in the meaning of Chinese civilization.","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120300212464,"sku":"9780231542012","price":64.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780231542012_p0.jpg?v=1763679600","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780231542012","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}