The Remaking of the Chinese Character and Identity in the 21st Century: The Chinese Face Practices

by Wenshan Jia

Book Overview

Wenshan Jia demonstrates that a true liberation of Chinese civic discourse can start with a focus on indigenous cultural practices, such as face practices--the understanding that every human face offers a distinct cultural grammar for acting, speaking, and feeling. Chinese character and identity, the author argues, are primarily functions of communication, and as such, these practices are of enormous consequence to the necessary reconstruction...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1567505546
• ISBN13: 9781567505542
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.6"