Ways of Heaven: An Introduction to Chinese Thought (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781541618442)

A brilliant history of ancient China's masters of philosophy -- and how they help us understand China todayIn Ways of Heaven, leading China scholar Roel Sterckx offers an engrossing introduction to classical China's world of ideas. Drawing on evocative examples from philosophical texts, literature, and everyday life over centuries of Chinese history, Sterckx introduces major thinkers and traditions, illuminates key concepts like the dao, qi, yin, and yang, and examines questions of leadership, social order, death, nature, and more. He also reveals how these ideas shape contemporary China, from table manners at a traditional banquet, to the Chinese obsession with education and family, to the rhetoric of political leaders and the nation's grand strategy.Essential reading for students, travelers, businesspeople, and anyone curious about this rising global power, Ways of Heaven shows that to comprehend China today we must learn to think Chinese.

Author: Roel Sterckx
ISBN-10: 1541618440
ISBN-13: 9781541618442
Publisher: Basic Books
Language: English
Published: 09/17/2019
Pages: 512
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.68lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.70d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/29/2019