The Writing on the Wall : : How Asian Orthography Curbs Creativity / / William C. Hannas.
Students in Japan, China, and Korea are among the world's top performers on standardized math and science tests. The nations of East Asia are also leading manufacturers of consumer goods that incorporate scientific breakthroughs in telecommunications, optics, and transportation. Yet there is a...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2013] ©2003 |
| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Encounters with Asia
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (360 p.) :; 7 illus. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Japan's Creative Imitations
- 2. Sources of Chinese Innovation
- 3. Korean Technology Transfer
- 4. Asia's Creativity Problem
- 5. The Anatomy of Creativity
- 6. Creativity and the Alphabet
- 7. Asia's Orthographic Tradition
- 8. The Concrete Nature of Asian Writing
- 9. The Impact of Language on Creativity
- 10. Chinese Characters and Creativity
- 11. Creativity and East Asian Society
- 12. Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Acknowledgments