{"product_id":"ways-of-heaven-roel-sterckx-9781541618442","title":"Ways of Heaven: An Introduction to Chinese Thought","description":"\u003cb\u003eA brilliant history of ancient China's masters of philosophy -- and how they help us understand China today\u003c\/b\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWays of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003edao\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eqi\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eyin\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eyang\u003c\/i\u003e, 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, \u003ci\u003eWays of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e shows that to comprehend China today we must learn to think Chinese.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roel Sterckx\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541618440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541618442\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/29\/2019","brand":"Roel Sterckx","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44043102224639,"sku":"9781541618442","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9243113c-cdb0-490a-893e-406c422f272c.jpg?v=1684965267","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ways-of-heaven-roel-sterckx-9781541618442","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}