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Politics of Chinese Language and Culture: The Art of Reading Dragons
Hardback
Main Details
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Politics of Chinese Language and Culture: The Art of Reading Dragons
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Bob Hodge
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By (author) Kam Louie
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| Series | Culture and Communication in Asia |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:208 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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| Category/Genre | linguistics |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780415172653
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| Classifications | Dewey:306.0951 |
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| Audience | | Undergraduate | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
illustrations
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Taylor & Francis Ltd
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| Imprint |
Routledge
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| Publication Date |
24 September 1998 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This book provides a fresh approach to the study of Chinese language, culture and society. It adopts the tools of cultural studies and applies them to a previously conservative discipline. The authors tackle areas such as grammar, language, gender, popular culture, film and the Chinese diaspora. The Politics of Chinese Language and Culture is an engaging, and alternative, means of studying contemporary China. It helps to break down the boundaries between western cultural theory and Chinese culture to provide a more nuanced analysis of the Chinese and China.
Reviews"This brilliant, thought-provoking volume deconstructs sinological perspectives on Chinese language and culture and makes one's understanding of "Chineseness" more expansive, less Eurocentric. Hodge and Louie's book is a "must read" for those interested in today's China."
-"Choice, 3/99
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