Screen LibraryLin Yutang and China's Search for Modern Rebirth /
This book provides a comprehensive examination of the socio-cultural and political context of modern China in terms of its interaction with America and the West, focusing on the influence of the well-known Chinese writer and intellectual Lin Yutang (1895-1976). Offering a unique study of the life an...
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Springer Singapore,
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| Publisher Address: | Singapore : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Canon and World Literature
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4657-5 |
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This book provides a comprehensive examination of the socio-cultural and political context of modern China in terms of its interaction with America and the West, focusing on the influence of the well-known Chinese writer and intellectual Lin Yutang (1895-1976). Offering a unique study of the life and works of Lin Yutang, it highlights his intellectual legacy in modern China and considers how his cross-cultural life and ideas embodied the modern Chinese cultural experience. It notably focuses on Lin s reputation as an outspoken critic of the infringement of human rights during the rise of the |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(XIV,475pages): illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 9789811046575 |
| Index Number: | P1 |
| CLC: | I206.6 |