Lin Yutang and China's Search for Modern Rebirth

by Suoqiao Qian

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811046565
• ISBN13: 9789811046568
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 475 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"