A conceptual history of Chinese -isms : : the modernization of ideological discourse, 1895-1925 / / by Ivo Spira.

In A Conceptual History of Chinese -Isms , Ivo Spira explores the linguistic and rhetorical development of Chinese -isms, as well as the key concept zhǔyì 主義 ('ism') itself. He argues that the introduction of this concept from Japan in the 1890's inaugurated an 'Age of -Isms'...

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Superior document:Conceptual history and Chinese linguistics ; v. 4
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2015]
Year of Publication:2015
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Conceptual History and Chinese Linguistics 4.
Physical Description:1 online resource (354 p.)
Notes:
  • Revised version of the dissertation; University of Oslo, 2010.
  • Previous title: "Chinese -isms and ismatisation."
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Ideology and Ismatic Concepts in Premodern China
  • 3 The Age of -Isms in China
  • 4 Philosophical Aspects of ‘Zhǔyì’
  • 5 Towards an Analysis of Chinese -Isms
  • 6 Conclusion
  • Appendices
  • Bibliography
  • Index.