RT Book
T1 Ways of heaven: an introduction to Chinese thought
A1 Sterckx, Roel 1969-
LA English
PP New York
PB Basic Books
YR 2019
ED First US edition
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1683353854
AB "A brilliant history of ancient China's masters of philosophy -- and how they help us understand China today. In Ways of Heaven, leading China scholar Roel Sterckx offers an engrossing introduction to classical China's world of ideas. Drawing on evocative examples from philosophical texts, literature, and everyday life over centuries of Chinese history, Sterckx introduces major thinkers and traditions, illuminates key concepts like the dao, qi, yin, and yang, and examines questions of leadership, social order, death, nature, and more. He also reveals how these ideas shape contemporary China, from table manners at a traditional banquet, to the Chinese obsession with education and family, to the rhetoric of political leaders and the nation's grand strategy. Essential reading for students, travelers, businesspeople, and anyone curious about this rising global power, Ways of Heaven shows that to comprehend China today we must learn to think Chinese."--Publisher's website
NO Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-449) and index
CN DS706
SN 9781541618442
SN 1541618440
K1 Philosophy, Chinese
K1 Civilization
K1 China
K1 History
K1 China : History
K1 China : Civilization