{"product_id":"a-collection-of-cultural-lectures-wang-dongyue-9781955779395","title":"A Collection of Cultural Lectures (II)","description":"This book, \u003ci\u003eA Collection of Cultural Lectures (I-II)\u003c\/i\u003e, mainly covers the traditional Chinese culture, discussing how it was shaped and how it has influenced Chinese history politically and economically over 2000 years. From a philosophical perspective, the author offers quite a lot of insightful comparisons with counterparts in the West, which makes the book thought-provoking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWang Dongyue is a freelance scholar, independently free from any political organizations or academic institutes. He was a medical student and acquired a master's degree in medical science. But he left the medical field shortly after he graduated as a postgraduate in medicine; for a period, he worked as a guest professor of philosophy at the Northwest University in Shaanxi, and also a guest professor of the Eastern Culture at the Communication University of Xi-An, Shaanxi, China. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis works include this one, \u003ci\u003eA Collection of Cultural Lectures (I-II)\u003c\/i\u003e, and three other books: \u003ci\u003eA Unified Theory of Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Joy of Fish\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Decline of Humankind\u003c\/i\u003e. This book is a collection of a lecture series given by the author at Hundun University in 2018. Though it has been slightly embellished to suit the needs of reading, it inevitably still retains some lecture impressions superficially, so the reader is expected to take it as background reference, but not as a basis for study or evaluation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wang Dongyue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1955779392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781955779395\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bridge-Minds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.53d","brand":"Wang Dongyue","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44122957250815,"sku":"9781955779395","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_46dd80da-2a8a-4167-a5a2-144041acd66e.jpg?v=1687428095","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-collection-of-cultural-lectures-wang-dongyue-9781955779395","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}