Classic of the Way and Virtue A New Translation of the Tao-Te Ching of Laozi As Interpreted by Wang Bi

Name: Classic of the Way and Virtue A New Translation of the Tao-Te Ching of Laozi As Interpreted by Wang Bi
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ISBN: 9780231105811

ISBN-10: 0231105819

ISBN-13: 9780231105811

Edition: 2004

Authors: Richard John Lynn

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The essential Taoist book and one of a triad that make up the most influential religious and philosophical writings of Chinese tradition, the Tao-te Ching is the subject of hundreds of new interpretive studies each year. As Taoism emerges as one of the East Asian philosophies most interesting to Westerners, an accessible new edition of this great work -- written for English-language readers, yet rendered with an eye toward Chinese understanding -- has been much needed by scholars and general readers. Richard John Lynn, whose recent translation of the I Ching was hailed by the Times Literary Supplement as "the best I Ching that has so far appeared," presents here another fine translation.…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 3/24/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 4.84" wide x 8.62" long x 0.62" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



I: Historical Narrative



The Decline of the Traditional State, 1780-191901 China in 1780 The Faces of Western Imperialism Domestic Rebellion and the Devolution of Power to the Localities Military Defeats and the Loss of Tributary States The Cultural, Ideological, and Political Nature of Chinese Response to Civilizational Crisis



Building State and Nation Amid Cultural Revolution, 1901-1928 The ""Revolutionary'' Manchus Militarization and Political Options Social and Cultural Revolution Nationalism and I