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Asian Studies

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Classifying the Zhuangzi Chapters

By Xiaogan Liu
Translated by William Savage & William Savage
Subjects: Philosophy, Asian Studies, China
Series: Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies

A comprehensive analysis of the long-disputed structure of a great Daoist text

A Translation of Lao-tzu’s Tao Te Ching and Wang Pi’s Commentary

By Paul Lin
Subjects: Asian Studies, China, Philosophy
Series: Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies

A meticulous translation of a Taoist classic carefully annotated with insights from an influential early commentary

Chinese Theories of Theater and Performance from Confucius to the Present

Edited by Faye Chunfang Fei
Subjects: Theater and Performance, Asian Studies, China, Philosophy

The first English-language anthology that traces the centuries-long evolution of Chinese thought on theater and performance

The Otherness of Self

A Genealogy of Self in Contemporary China

By Liu Xin
Subjects: Anthropology, Asian Studies, Business, Philosophy

The Concept of Man in Early China

By Donald J. Munro
Subjects: Philosophy, Asian Studies, China
Series: Michigan Classics in Chinese Studies

A staple in the study of early Chinese philosophy and civilization

The Concept of Man in Contemporary China

By Donald J. Munro
Subjects: Philosophy, Political Science, Conflict Resolution & Peace Studies, Asian Studies, China
Series: Michigan Classics in Chinese Studies

Considers the connections between politics, education, and distinctly Chinese theories of mind

Naming Properties

Nominal Reference in Travel Writings by Basho and Sora, Johnson and Boswell

By Earl Miner
Subjects: Literary Studies, British and Irish Literatures, Asian Studies, Philosophy, 18th Century Literature

An unprecedented comparison of three classics of Japanese and English travel literature

The Imperial Style of Inquiry in Twentieth-Century China

The Emergence of New Approaches

By Donald J. Munro
Subjects: History, American Religious History, Philosophy, Asian Studies, China
Series: Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies

A study of the road to modern problem solving in China, winding between a traditional Confucian style of inquiry and one associated with science

A Song for One or Two

Music and the Concept of Art in Early China

By Kenneth DeWoskin
Subjects: Philosophy, Music, Musicology, Art, Architecture, Asian Studies, China
Series: Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies

Formulates a general and tentative definition of aesthetics in China from early discussions of music [6]

Individualism and Holism

Studies in Confucian and Taoist Values

By Donald J. Munro
Subjects: Philosophy, Asian Studies, China
Series: Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies

Fifteen essays addressing conceptions of individualism and holism as they emerged in Chinese literature and philosophy from the time of Confucius and Chuang-tzu to the present

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