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Confucius's Analects : An Advanced Reader of Chinese Language and Culture

Obrazy
Autor
Zu-yan Chen
Place of publication
Washington
Publication date
2010
Table of Contents

Preface . . vii
Acknowledgments . . xi
User's Guide . . xiii

Confucius and the Analects . . xvii

PART I. KNOWLEDGE . . 1
1. Learning the Way . . 3
Porridge Cakes . . 7
2. Love for Learning . . 13
Lamp of Fireflies . . 16
3. The Four Prohibitions . . 23
A Doctor-Traveler . . 26
4. Inferring by Analogy . . 33
Tones of the Zither . . 36
5. The Ultimate Joy . . 43
The Plum Blossom Painter . . 46

PART II. MORALITY . . 53
6. Filial Piety . . 55
Grandma and the Office . . 58
7. Righteousness and Profit . . 65
The Promissory Notes . . 68
8. Three Introspections Daily . . 75
Critics of the Emperor . . 78
9. Strength in Adversity . . 85
A Determined Historian . . 88
10. The Long Journey . . 95
Death of a Premier . . 98

PART III. WISDOM . . 105
11. Self-Reliance . . 107
The Taste of Gall . . 110
12. Three Beneficial Friends . . 117
The Slashed Mat . . 120
13. Words and Deeds . . 127
Talking a Good Game . . 130
14. Advancing and Retreating . . 139
World and Island . . 142
15. Careers for Scholars . . 149
A Statesman of Four Reigns . . 152

PART IV. GOVERNMENT . . 157
16. Governing with Virtue . . 159
A Palace without a Terrace . . 162
17. Sovereigns and Subjects . . 169
Three Visits to a Strategist . . 172
18. Exemplary Leaders . . 179
The Flying General . . 182
19. The Upright above the Crooked . . 189
A Tattooed General . . 192
2O. Economy and Education . . 199
The Emperor's Dictionary . . 202

Appendix
English Translations of the Analects Passages . . 209
Vocabulary Index . . 223
Proper Names Index . . 257
Function words Index . . 265
Idiom Index . . 283
Vocabulary Expansion Index . . 289

Series
(Chinese Language)

Unintended outcomes of social movements : the 1989 Chinese student movement

Obrazy
Autor
Fang Deng
Place of publication
London

Publisher

Publication date
2011
Table of Contents

List of illustrations . . ix
Preface . . xi
Acknowledgments . . xiii

1 Understanding unintended outcomes of social movements . . 1
An unintended outcome of the 1989 Chinese student movement . . 2
Two reasons why the Tiananmen tragedy has not been presented as an unintended outcome . . 11
The advantages of applying a game theoretical approach . . 23
An important assumption . . 26
A theory of interaction between social movements and state . . 28

2 A brief history of the Chinese student movement for democracy
  (15 April 1989 to 4 June 1989) . . 31

3 Anti-threat resistance: a game with incomplete information . . 66
Preference structure: the mechanics of interaction . . 67
A model of movement development . . 68
Private information and a changed preference structure . . 73
A game with incomplete information . . 77
Conclusion . . 86

4 State's sub-optimal strategies: a two-level game . . 89
A two-level game 90 . . 90
The complexity of choosing a strategy in the two-level game . . 94
Incentives for consistency between the two games . . 95
A supplementary theory of consistency and sub-optimal strategies . . 96
Significant impacts of the state's sub-optimal strategies on movement development . . 100
Conclusion . . 101

5 Short-term gain and long-term loss for the participants:
  the dynamics of repeated games . . 103
The participants' changing beliefs: diminishing dangers . . 106
The participants' increasing payoff, X3 . . 110  
The participants' constant payoff, X2 . . 114
Decreasing the probability of the state choosing the sub-optimal strategy . . 115
Short-term gain and long-term loss for the participants . . 119
Conclusion . . 122

6 Information gap and bloody confrontation: the final game . . 124
State's threats: interdependent or independent . . 125
State's interests: the tangible interests of the present or
the intangible interests of the future . . 128
The foundation for the formation of the participants'
beliefs: past experience or a correct understanding of the current situation . . 133
Conclusion . . 13S

Appendix . . 138
Bibliography . . 140
Index . . 146

Series
(International Library of Sociology)

Mapping modernity in Shanghai : space, gender, and visual culture in the sojourners' city, 1853-98

Obrazy
Autor
Samuel Y. Liang
Place of publication
London

Publisher

Publication date
2010
Table of Contents

Hybrid journalism . . 32
Literature of urban consumption . . 37
Knowing historical experience . . 40
Wang Tao and courtesan literature . . 43
The new literati-journalists . . 47
Han Bangqing and his novel . . 49

3 Ephemeral households, marvelous things . . 53
Merchant residences and courtesan houses . . 53
The "family" business . . 56
The public boudoir: banquets and tea parties . . 60
Shifting gender roles . . 64
Magical and fashionable objects . . 71
Interior settings . . 76
Destruction and disillusionment . . 80

4 The meeting of courtyard and street . . 84
Changing views of the pleasure quarter . . 84
Joint production . . 87
Fluid space . . 93  
Diverse functions . . 100
Distinct neighborhoods . . 106

5 Ultimate ingenuity, amorphous crowds . . 113
The challenge of human ingenuity . . 113
Marvels on the Bund . . 118
Flowers of Chessboard Street . . 121
Streetscapes of Fourth Avenue . . 125
Spectatorship of street events . . 131
Markets in the teahouses . . 136
Shops on First Avenue . . 140

6 The mingling of magnates and masses . . 144
Restaurants . . 144
Opium houses . . 148
Storytelling houses . . 151
Theaters . . 156
Street parades . . 164
Carriages and rickshaws . . 171
Gardens . . 174

Conclusion . . 181

Glossary of frequently-used Chinese terms . . 183
List of Chinese characters . . 185
Notes . . 192
References . . 204
Index . . 213

Series
(Asia's Transformations)

Global Chinese cinema : the culture and politics of Hero

Obrazy
Autor
ed. by Gary Rawnsley and Ming-Yeh T. Rawnsley
Place of publication
London

Publisher

Publication date
2010
Table of Contents

List of figures . . x
List of contributors . . xi
Editorial note . . xv
About Hero . . xvi
Acknowledgements . . xix

Foreword . . xxi
Introduction . . 1

PART I - Changing discourses of national identities and heroism . . 11
1 The political narrative(s) of Hero . . 13
2 Recycled heroes, invented tradition and transformed identity . . 27
3 Ruthless tyrant or compassionate hero?:   Chinese popular nationalism and the myth of state origins . . 43
4 The king, the musician and the village idiot: images of manhood . . 53

PART II - Transformations of cultural perception, genre and stardom . . 63
5 Twenty-first century women warriors: variations on a traditional theme . . 65
6 On tian xia ('all under heaven') in Zhang Yimou's Hero . . 78
7 Hero: rewriting the Chinese martial arts film genre . . 90
8 "Would you rather spend more time making serious cinema?": Hero and Tony Leung's polysemic masculinity . . 106
9 Fifteen minutes of fame: transient/transnational female stardom in Hero . . 121

PART III - Local vs. global: deconstructing global Chinese blockbusters . . 133
10 Camp pleasure in an era of Chinese blockbusters: Internet reception of Hero in mainland China . . 135
11 North American reception of Zhang Yimou's Hero . . 152
12 Heroic music: from Hunan to Hollywood and back . . 169
13 Visual effects magic: Hero's Sydney connection . . 184
14 Towards a global blockbuster: the political economy of Hero's nationalism . . 198

Filmography . . 212
Chinese Glossary: selected Chinese names and terms . . 217
Chinese dynasties at a glance . . 222
Index . . 223

Series
(Routledge Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia Series)

China hands : nine decades of adventure, espionage, and diplomacy in Asia

Obrazy
Autor
James Lilley with Jeffrey Lilley
Place of publication
New York

Publisher

Publication date
2004
Table of Contents

Note to the Reader . . vii
Map: China and Its Neighbors . . viii-ix
Prologue . . xi

PART I - GROWING UP, 1916-1947
1 "Where the Daisies Cover the Country Land" . . 3
2 Only a Memory . . 24
3 Americanization . . 35
4 An Anguished Cry . . 47

PART II - INTELLIGENCE OFFICER IN ACTION, 1948-1968
5 A Ready Recruit . . 65
6 A Covert Foot Soldier . . 77
7 On the Edge of Conflict . . 97
8 Running the Secret War . . 106
9 Of Coups, Floods, and Failures . . 119

PART III - CHINA OPENS UP, 1969-1981
10 Reading the Tea Leaves . . 135
11 Breaking Down Walls . . 152
12 Kissinger's Man in China . . 169
13 Good Fortune . . 196
14 Riding a Wave . . 213

PART IV - DIPLOMAT IN ACTION, 1982-1991
15 Righting the Balance . . 227
16 The Golden Years . . 249
17 Pushing for Change . . 264
18 "Through the Blur of Our Tears" . . 282
19 Stepping on a Volcano . . 297
20 Small Victories . . 335

Epilogue . . 373
Acknowledgments . . 383
Notes  . 385
Bibliography . . 402
Index . . 406

Tibetan rituals of Death : Buddhist funerary practices

Obrazy
Autor
Margaret Gouin
Place of publication
London

Publisher

Publication date
2010
Table of Contents

Acknowledgements . . xix

1 Introduction . . 1
Terminology . . 3
Transliteration . . 4
Inclusive language . . 4

2 The sources . . 5
Tibetan material . . 5
Non-Tibetan material . . 8
Buddhism outside Tibet . . 10
Bon . . 11

3 Before death . . 12

4 Immediately after death . . 15
Spiritual concerns . . 16
Practical concerns . . 29
Comments on activities undertaken immediately after death . . 44

5 Disposal of the body . . 46
Burial (disposal in earth) . . 46
Immersion (disposal in water) . . 49
Cremation (disposal in fire) . . 52
Exposure (disposal in air) . . 59
Treatment of remains . . 72
Comments on the disposal of the body . . 77

6 Special cases . . 80
Holy persons . . 80
Nobility . . 86
Children . . 87
Old people . . 92
'Bad deaths' . . 93
Comments on special cases of disposal . . 94

7 Post-disposal rituals of benefit and protection . . 96
The transition through the intermediate state (bardo) . . 96
Rituals of benefit . . 100
Rituals of protection . . 116
The conclusion of the funeral rituals . . 122
It depends on what you pay . . 123
Comments on post-disposal rituals of benefit and protection . . 126

8 Remembering the deceased . . 130

9 Conclusion . . 134

Notes . . 138
Glossary . . 162
Bibliography . . 165
Index . . 177

Chinese cyber nationalism : evolution, characteristics, and implications

Obrazy
Autor
Xu Wu
Place of publication
Lanham

Publisher

Publication date
2007
Table of Contents

Preface . . ix

Introduction . . 1

Part One: Evolution
1. Enlightenment in the Ivory Tower . . 17
2. Say No to Indonesia's Anti-Chinese Riot . . 35
3. Sino-U.S. Cyber Wars . . 45
4. Post 9/11 Transition of Priority . . 59
5. Direct Confrontations with Japan 73

Part Two: Definitions
6. Chineseness . . 91
7. Cyber Public Sphere . . 101
8. Nationalism . . 109
9. Chinese Nationalism . . 121
10. Chinese Cyber Sphere . . 135
11. Cyber Nationalism . . 147
12. Chinese Cyber Nationalism . . 155

Part Three: Reflections
13. Key Players . . 165
14. Policy Makers . . 179
15. General Online Pubic . . 189

Inconclusion . . 201

Notes . . 217
Bibliography . . 247
Index . . 259
About the Author . . 267

The Horse that Leaps Through Clouds : A Tale of Espionage, the Silk Road, and the Rise of Modern China

Obrazy
Autor
Eric Enno Tamm
Place of publication
New York

Publisher

Publication date
2011
Table of Contents

Notes . . xi
Prologue: Crossing the Mannerheim Line . . xiii

EURASIA
1 ST. PETERSBURG: The Secret Agent . . 1
2 AZERBAIJAN: The Nobels' Prize . . 19
3 TURKMENISTAN: Fear and Loathing . . 39
4 UZBEKISTAN: The Great Game Redux . . 57
5 KYRGYZSTAN: Travels on the Synthetic Road . . 81

WESTERN CHINA
6 KASHGAR: Mission Impossible . . 109
7 TO KHOTAN: Oases and Outposts . . 137
8 TIAN SHAN RANGE : The Horse That Leaps through Clouds . . 155
9 URUMQI: The Banquet . . 177
10 TO DUNHUANG: Treasure Hunt . . 195
11 HEXI CORRIDOR: Barbarians Inside the Gate . . 215
12 LANZHOU: The Chinese Renaissance . . 241
13 LABRANG: Stoned . . 265

NORTHERN CHINA
14 XI'AN: Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics . . 289
15 HENAN: The Harmonious Countryside . . 313
16 TAIYUAN: Opium of the People . . 337
17 WUTAI SHAN: The Wanderer . . 359
18 INNER MONGOLIA: The Soot Road . . 375
19 BEIJING: Reawakening . . 395

Epilogue: To the Finland Station . . 427
Acknowledgments . . 441
A Note on Sources . . 445
Endnotes . . 443
Selected Bibliography . . 467
Index . . 477

Beijing's power and China's borders : twenty neighbors in Asia

Obrazy
Autor
ed. by Bruce A. Elleman and Clive Schofield
Place of publication
Armonk

Publisher

Publication date
2013
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments . . ix
Series Editor's Preface . . xi
Abbreviations . . xvi
List of Maps . . xvii

Introduction . . 3
1. Sino-Afghani Border Relations . . 13
2. Bhutan-China Border Disputes and Their Geopolitical Implications . . 23
3. Brunei's Contested Sea Border with China . . 37
4. India's Intractable Border Dispute with China . . 47
5. Indonesia's "Invisible" Border with China . . 61
6. Sino-Japanese Territorial and Maritime Disputes . . 81
7. Kazakhstan's Border Relations with China . . 97
8. Sino-Korean Border Relations . . 111
9. Kyrgyzstan: China's Regional Playground? . . 127
10. The China-Laos Boundary: Lan Xang Meets the Middle Kingdom . . 143
11. Malaysia and China: Economic Growth Overshadows . . 155
12. Sino-Mongol Border: From Conflict to Precarious Resolution . . 169
13. The Sino-Myanmar Border . . 191
14. China-Nepal Border: Potential Hot Spot? . . 205
15. The Sino-Pakistan Border: Stability in an Unstable Region . . 219
16. Philippine-China Border Relations: Cautious Engagement Amid Tensions . . 235
17. Sino-Russian Border Resolution . . 251
18. PRC Disputes with the ROC on Taiwan . . 267
19. Tajikistan-China Border Normalization . . 283
20. Sino-Vietnamese Border Disputes . . 295

Conclusions . . 311
Selected Bibliography . . 331
Index . . 341
About the Editors and Contributors . . 365

Series
(A Publication of the Northeast Asia Seminar)

A path for Chinese civil society : a case study on industrial associations in Wenzhou, China

Obrazy
Autor
Jianxing Yu, Jun Zhou, and Hua Jiang
Place of publication
Lanham

Publisher

Publication date
2012
Table of Contents

Figures . . ix
Tables . . x
Acknowledgments . . xi

Introduction . . 1
Chapter 1 Reflections on Development Approaches to the Chinese Civil Society . . 9
Chapter 2 The Rise of Industrial Associations in Wenzhou . . 35
Chapter 3 Organizational Governance of Industrial Associations in Wenzhou . . 53
Chapter 4 Industrial Governance and Performance of Industrial Associations in Wenzhou . . 81
Chapter 5 Social Governance of Industrial Associations in Wenzhou . . 119
Chapter 6 The Malfunction of Industrial Associations in Wenzhou and Its Rectification . . 137
Chapter 7 The Relationship between Industrial Associations and the Government in Wenzhou . . 157
Chapter 8 Conclusion: Lessons from Wenzhou . . 179

Bibliography . . 189
Index . . 203
About the Authors . . 211

Series
(Challenges Facing Chinese Political Development)