Fai clic su di un'immagine per andare a Google Ricerca Libri.
Sto caricando le informazioni... The Heart of the Dragon (1984)di Alasdair Clayre
Nessuno Sto caricando le informazioni...
Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. A leisurely, well rounded amble through the culture and history of one of the most enigmatic civilizations of the world, China. Over some 280 pages (including the index and endnotes), the book traverses various facets of the Chinese entity, including some discussion of the post-Revolution period and the excesses of the 'Great Leap Forward' and the 'Cultural Revolution'. The composite nature of the cultural values and practices is well brought out, showing the different priorities of the Confucian, the Buddhist, and the Daoist streams, but also how these three are not necessarily mutually irreconcilable. Like most Eastern societies, the common people usually follow their favourite parts of each of these. However, among the three, it is apparent that the Confucian approach is more particular and exacting, especially when bolstered by the Legalist approach, and it seems that the Communist regime has adopted this general approach, resulting in massive impositions on the people, millions of unnecessary deaths, untold suffering and disruption, and violent changes in policy. We still are unable to understand why China stands so far out from the normal course of humanity, and whether they will succeed without giving space to ordinary democratic liberties and diversities. ( ) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Menzioni
Map on lining papers. Bibliography: p. 267-272. Includes index. Explores private life in China. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
Discussioni correntiNessunoCopertine popolari
Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)951.05History and Geography Asia China and region History 1949- (People's Republic, 20th century)Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
Sei tu?Diventa un autore di LibraryThing. |