Politics of Chinese Language and Culture: The Art of Reading Dragons

Hardback

Main Details

Title Politics of Chinese Language and Culture: The Art of Reading Dragons
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Bob Hodge
By (author) Kam Louie
SeriesCulture and Communication in Asia
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:208
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/Genrelinguistics
ISBN/Barcode 9780415172653
ClassificationsDewey:306.0951
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Routledge
Publication Date 24 September 1998
Publication Country United Kingdom

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