Calligraphy and Power in Contemporary Chinese Society

Zusatztext 'This is a very good book. Yen is both insightful in her analysis of the sources and implications of the aura of Chinese writing and careful in her discussions of how people think about characters.' - China Journal Informationen zum Autor Yen, Yuehping Klappentext This unusual and interesting book is a fascinating account of the world of Chinese writing. It examines Chinese space and the political and social use of writing as propaganda, a publicity booster and as a ladder for social climbing. Zusammenfassung This unusual and interesting book is an account of the world of Chinese writing. It examines Chinese space and the political and social use of writing as propaganda, a publicity booster and as a ladder for social climbing. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Introduction: The Abode of Calligraphic Inscriptions 1. Dances with Power: Public Calligraphy and its Social Effects 2. Becoming a Person Through Wen 3. Handwriting and Personhood 4. Body-Person Engineering: Brush Techniques and Calligraphic Composition 5. Brush Work: Alternative Bodybuilding 6. Ideograms and Knowledge 7. Characters Reloaded Bibliography Glossary

Product details

• Authors: Yuehping Yen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.08.2014
• EAN: 9780415646369
• ISBN: 978-0-415-64636-9
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Anthropology of Asia
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Cultural Studies, Asia, HISTORY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Anthropology, HISTORY / Asia / China, Social groups, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Social groups, communities and identities, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General