Sources of Chinese Tradition : Volume 2: From 1600 Through the Twentieth Century

The single most valuable collection of English-language readings on China past and present for more than thirty years — now thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the changing currents of recent Chinese history. Stretching from the founding of the Qing dynasty to the aftermath of the crackdown at Tiananmen Square, __Sources of Chinese Tradition, Volume II__ is a rich treasury of primary source readings illuminating the past three and a half centuries of Chinese culture. Vol. 1. From Earliest Times To 1600 -- Vol. 2. From 1600 Through The Twentieth Century. [vol 1]. The Oracle-bone Inscriptions Of The Late Shang Dynasty. The Shang Dynasty ; The Oracle-bone Inscriptions ; The Legacy Of Shang -- Classical Sources Of Chinese Tradition -- Confucius And The Analects -- Mozi: Utility, Uniformity, And Universal Love -- The Way Of Laozi And Zhuangzi. Metaphysics And Government In The Laozi ; Transformation And Transcendence In The Zhuangzi --the Evolution Of The Confucian Tradition In Antiquity. Mencius ; Xunzi ; The Zuozhuan -- Legalists And Militarists. Li Si: Legalist Theories In Practice ; The Military Texts: The Sunzi -- The Han Reaction To Qin Absolutism -- Syncretic Visions Of State, Society, And Cosmos / Harold Roth, Saarah Queen, Nathan Sivin. The Theoretical Basis Of The Imperial Institution ; The Medical Microcosm ; A Syncretist Perspective On The Six Schools --^ The Imperial Order And Han Syntheses. Guidelines For Han Rulers ; Dong Zhongshu ; Codifying Of The Confucian Canon The Formation Of The Classic Of Changes (yijing) ; Heaven, Earth, And The Human In The Classic Of Filiality (xiaojing) ; The Record Of Rites (liji) And The Ritual Tradition ; Han Views Of The Universal Order -- The Economic Order. State Control Of Commerce And Industry ; The Reforms Of Wang Mang -- The Great Han Historians. The Records Of The Grand Historian -- Learning Of The Mysterious. Wang Bi -- Daoist Religion -- The Introduction Of Buddhism. Basic Teachings Of Buddhism ; The Coming Of Buddhism To China -- Schools Of Buddhist Doctrine. The General Character Of Doctrinal Buddhism ; Schools Of Chinese Buddhist Philosophy ; Buddhism's Assimilation To Tang Political Culture -- Schools Of Buddhist Practice. The Pure Land School ; The Meditation School ; Buddhist Rituals And Devotional Practices --^ Social Life And Political Culture In The Tang. The Role Of Confucianism In The Tang ; The Great Tang Code ; Debates On Taxes And Enfeoffment In The Tang ; Li Bo And Du Fu: Two Tang Poets In A Troubled World ; Han Yu And The Confucian Way -- The Confucian Revival In The Song. Institutional, Educational, And Moral Reform In The Song ; The Confucian Program Of Reform ; The Way As The Basis For Government Policy ; The Learning Of The Emperors And The Classics Mat ; Registering Public Opinion In The Song ; Historical Reflections On Government ; The Writing Of History -- Neo-confucianism: The Philosophy Of Human Nature And The Way Of The Sage. Zhou Dunyi: The Metaphysics And Practice Of Sagehood ; The Numerically Patterned Universe In The Philosophy Of Shao Yong ; Zhang Zai And The Unity Of All Creation ; The Cheng Brothers: Principle, Human Nature, And The Learning Of The Way ; The Synthesis Of Song Neo-confucianism In Zhu Xi ; The Universal Mind In Lu Jiuyuan --^ Zhu Xi's Neo-confucian Program -- Ideological Foundations Of Late Imperial China. Zhen Dexiu's Advice To The Emperor ; Xu Heng And Khubilai Khan ; Ming Foundations Of Late Imperial China -- Neo-confucian Education. The Standard School Curriculum -- Women's Education -- Self And Society In The Ming. Wang Yangming ; The Wang Yangming School ; Li Zhi: Arch-individualist ; Luo Qinshun And The Philosophy Of Qi ; Chen Jian And His Thorough Critique ; The Practical Learning Of Lü Kun ; Morality Books ; The Donglin Academy ; Liu Zongzhou On Life And Death. [vol. 2]. The Chinese Tradition In Retrospect. Huang Zongxi's Critique Of The Chinese Dynastic System ; Lü Liuliang's Radical Orthodoxy ; Late Confucian Scholarship: Wang Fuzhi ; Gu Yanwu, Beacon Of Qing Scholarship ; The Han Learning And Text Criticism ; The Qing Version Of Neo-confucianism Orthodoxy -- Popular Values And Beliefs. Ensemble Performance ; Solo Performance ; Written Texts -- Chinese Responses To Early Christian Contacts. Yang Guangxian's Critique Of Christianity ; Zhang Xingyao And The Inculturation Of Christianity -- Chinese Statecraft And The Opening Of China To The West. Chen Hongmou And Mid-qing Statecraft ; Statecraft In The Grain Trade And Government-controlled Brokerages ; Hong Liangji: On Imperial Malfeasance And China's Population Problem ; Gong Zizhen's Reformist Vision ; Wei Yuan And Confucian Practicality ; The Western Intrusion Into China ; Wei Yuan And The West -- The Heavenly Kingdom Of The Taipings. The Taiping Economic Program --^ Moderate Reform And The Self-strengthening Movement -- Radical Reform At The End Of The Qing. Wang Tao On Reform ; Yan Fu On Evolution And Progress ; Kang Youwei And The Reform Movement ; Conservative Reactions ; Tan Sitong ; Reform Edict Of January 29, 1901 ; Liang Qichao ; Advocates Of Script Reform ; Zhang Vinglin's Revolutionary Nationalism ; Sun Yat-sen And The Nationalist Revolution ; Hu Hanmin ; Sun Yat-sen ; Democracy And Absolutism: The Debate Over Political Tutelage ; Chiang Kai-shek: Nationalism And Traditionalism ; Jiang Jingguo (chiang Ching-kuo): The Republic Of China In Taiwan -- The New Culture Movement. The Attack On Confucianism ; The Literary Revolution ; The Doubting Of Antiquity ; A New Philosophy Of Life ; The Debate On Science And The Philosophy Of Life ; The Controversy Over Chinese And Western Culture ; Radical Critiques Of Traditional Society --^ The Communist Revolution. The Seedbed Of The Communist Revolution: The Peasantry And The Anarcho-communist Movement ; Mao's Revolutionary Doctrine -- Chinese Communist Praxis. Mao Zedong: The Rectification Campaign -- The Mao Regime. Establishment Of The People's Republic ; Changes In Mid-course ; The Cultural Revolution --deng's Modernization And Its Critics. The Turn To Stability And Modernization ; Early Critiques Of The Deng Regime ; Assessing The New Policies ; New Demands For Change And Democracy ; The New Authoritarianism -- Twentieth-century Christianity In China. Ma Xiangbo ; Zhao Zichen ; Wu Yaozong ; Wang Mingdao ; Wu Jingxiong: Christianity And Chinese Tradition -- Reopening The Debate On Chinese Tradition. The New Confucians ; Mou Zongsan's Confucian Philosophy ; The Continuing Critique Of Tradition. Compiled By Wm. Theodore De Bary And Irene Bloom ; With The Collaboration Of Wing-tsit Chan ... [et Al.] And Contributions By Joseph Adler ... [et Al.]. Vol. 2 Compiled By Wm. Theodore De Bary And Richard Lufrano. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. A collection of seminal primary readings on the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of China, *Sources of Chinese Tradition, Volume 1* has been widely used and praised for almost forty years as an authoritative resource for scholars and students and as a thorough and engaging introduction for general readers. Here at last is a completely revised and expanded edition of this classic sourcebook, compiled by noted China scholars Wm. Theodore de Bary and Irene Bloom. Updated to reflect recent scholarly developments, with extensive material on popular thought and religion, social roles, and women's education, this edition features new translations of more than half the works from the first edition, as well as many new selections. Arranged chronologically, this anthology is divided into four parts, beginning at the dawn of literate Chinese civilization with the Oracle-Bone inscriptions of the late Shang dynasty (1571–1045 B.C.E.) and continuing through the end of the Ming dynasty (C.E. 1644). Each chapter has an introduction that provides useful historical context and offers interpretive strategies for understanding the readings. The first part, The Chinese Tradition in Antiquity, considers the early development of Chinese civilization and includes selections from Confucius's *Analects,* the texts of Mencius and Laozi, as well as other key texts from the Confucian, Daoist, and Legalist schools. Part 2, The Making of a Classical Culture, focuses on Han China with readings from the *Classic of Changes (I Jing),* the *Classic of Filiality*, major Han syntheses, and the great historians of the Han dynasty. The development of Buddhism, from the earliest translations from Sanskrit to the central texts of the Chan school (which became Zen in Japan), is the subject of the third section of the book. Titled Later Daoism and Mahayana Buddhism in China, this part also covers the teachings of Wang Bi, Daoist religion, and texts of the major schools of Buddhist doctrine and practice. The final part, The Confucian Revival and Neo-Confucianism, details the revival of Confucian thought in the Tang, Song, and Ming periods, with historical documents that link philosophical thought to political, social, and educational developments in late imperial China. With annotations, a detailed chronology, glossary, and a new introduction by the editors, *Sources of Chinese Tradition* will continue to be a standard resource, guidebook, and introduction to Chinese civilization well into the twenty-first century.—Publisher A collection of primary readings on the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of China, this text provides a resource for scholars and students and an introduction for general readers. For four decades Sources of Chinese Tradition has served to introduce Western readers to Chinese civilization as it has been seen through basic writings and historical documents of the Chinese themselves. Now in its second edition, revised and extended through Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Zemin-era China, this classic volume remains unrivaled for its wide selection of source readings on history, society, and thought in the world's largest nation. Award-winning China scholar Wm. Theodore de Bary-who edited the first edition in 1960-and his coeditor Richard Lufrano have revised and updated the second volume of Sources to reflect the interactions of ideas, institutions, and historical events from the seventeenth century up to the present day.Beginning with Qing civilization and continuing to contemporary times, volume II brings together key source texts from more than three centuries of Chinese history, with opening essays by noted China authorities providing context for readers not familiar with the period in question.Here are just a few of the topics covered in this second volume of Sources of Chinese Tradition:? Early Sino-Western contacts in the seventeenth century;? Four centuries of Chinese reflections on differences between Eastern and Western civilizations;? Nineteenth- and twentieth-century reform movements, with treatises on women's rights, modern science, and literary reform;? Controversies over the place of Confucianism in modern Chinese society;? The nationalist revolution-including readings from Sun Yat-sen and Chiang Kai-shek;? The communist revolution-with central writings by Mao Zedong;? Works from contemporary China-featuring political essays from Deng Xiaoping and dissidents including Wei Jingsheng.With more than two hundred selections in lucid, readable translation by today's most renowned experts on Chinese language and civilization, Sources of Chinese Tradition will continue to be recognized as the standard for source readings on Chinese civilization, an indispensable learning tool for scholars and students of Asian civilizations

For four decades Sources of Chinese Tradition has served to introduce Western readers to Chinese civilization as it has been seen through basic writings and historical documents of the Chinese themselves. Now in its second edition, revised and extended through Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Zemin--era China, this classic volume remains unrivaled for its wide selection of source readings on history, society, and thought in the world's largest nation. Award-winning China scholar Wm. Theodore de Bary -- who edited the first edition in 1960 -- and his coeditor Richard Lufrano have revised and updated the second volume of Sources to reflect the interactions of ideas, institutions, and historical events from the seventeenth century up to the present day.

Beginning with Qing civilization and continuing to contemporary times, volume II brings together key source texts from more than three centuries of Chinese history, with opening essays by noted China authorities providing context for readers not familiar with the period in question.

Here are just a few of the topics covered in this second volume of Sources of Chinese Tradition:

• Early Sino-Western contacts in the seventeenth century;

• Four centuries of Chinese reflections on differences between Eastern and Western civilizations;

• Nineteenth- and twentieth-century reform movements, with treatises on women's rights, modern science, and literary reform;

• Controversies over the place of Confucianism in modern Chinese society;

• The nationalist revolution -- including readings from Sun Yat-sen and Chiang Kai-shek;

• The communist revolution -- with central writings by Mao Zedong;

• Works from contemporary China -- featuring political essays from Deng Xiaoping and dissidents including Wei Jingsheng.

With more than two hundred selections in lucid, readable translation by today's most renowned experts on Chinese language and civilization, Sources of Chinese Tradition will continue to be recognized as the standard for source readings on Chinese civilization, an indispensable learning tool for scholars and students of Asian civilizations.

Columbia University Press

For four decades Sources of Chinese Tradition has served to introduce Western readers to Chinese civilization as it has been seen through basic writings and historical documents of the Chinese themselves. Now in its second edition, revised and extended through Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Zemin­era China, this classic volume remains unrivaled for its wide selection of source readings on history, society, and thought in the world ́s largest nation. Award-winning China scholar Wm. Theodore de Bary -who edited the first edition in 1960 -and his coeditor Richard Lufrano have revised and updated the second volume of Sources to reflect the interactions of ideas, institutions, and historical events from the seventeenth century up to the present day.Beginning with Qing civilization and continuing to contemporary times, volume II brings together key source texts from more than three centuries of Chinese history, with opening essays by noted China authorities providing context for readers not familiar with the period in question. Here are just a few of the topics covered in this second volume of Sources of Chinese Tradition: · Early Sino-Western contacts in the seventeenth century; · Four centuries of Chinese reflections on differences between Eastern and Western civilizations; · Nineteenth- and twentieth-century reform movements, with treatises on women ́s rights, modern science, and literary reform; · Controversies over the place of Confucianism in modern Chinese society; · The nationalist revolution -including readings from Sun Yat-sen and Chiang Kai-shek; · The communist revolution -with central writings by Mao Zedong; · Works from contemporary China -featuring political essays from Deng Xiaoping and dissidents including Wei Jingsheng. With more than two hundred selections in lucid, readable translation by today ́s most renowned experts on Chinese language and civilization, Sources of Chinese Tradition will continue to be recognized as the standard for source readings on Chinese civilization, an indispensable learning tool for scholars and students of Asian civilizations.
THE CHINESE TRADITION IN ANTIQUITY The Oracle-Bone Inscriptions of the Late Shang Dynasty, by David N. Keightley Classical Sources of Chinese Tradition, by Burton Watson, David S. Nivison, Irene Bloom Confucius and the Analects, by Irene Bloom Mozi: Utilitarianism, Uniformity, and Universal Love, by Burton Watson The Way of Laozi and Zhuangzi The Evolution of the Confucian Tradition in Antiquity Legalists and Militarists THE MAKING OF A CLASSICAL CULTURE The Han Reaction to Qin Despotism Syncretic Visions of State, Society, and Cosmos, by Harold Roth, Sarah Queen, Nathan Sivin The Imperial Order and Han Syntheses The Economic Order, by Burton Watson, Wm. Theodore deBary The Great Han Historians, by Burton Watson Later Daoism and Mahyana Buddhism in China Learning of the Mysterious, by Richard John Lynn, Wing-tsit Chan, Irene Bloom Daoist Religion, by Franciscus Verellen, Nathan Sivin, et al. The Introduction of Buddhism, by Leon Hurvitz, Tsai Heng-ting Schools of Buddhist Doctrine, by Leon Hurvitz, Burton Watson, Daniel Stevenson, George Tanabe, Wing-Tsit Chan Schools of Buddhist Practice, by Leon Hurvitz, Daniel Stevenson, Philip B. Yampolsky, Chun-fang Yu THE CONFUCIAN REVIVAL AND NEO-CONFUCIANISM Social Life and Political Culture in the Tang The Confucian Revival in the Song Neo-Confucianism: The Philosophy of Human Nature and the Way of the Sage Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucian Program, by Wm. Theodore deBary Ideological Foundations of Late Imperial China, by Wm. Theodore deBary, Edward Farmer, John Dardess Neo-Confucian Education, by Wm. Thedore deBary Self and Society in the Ming Glossary Bibliography Pinyin to Wade-Giles Romanization Chart Index Second edition of an anthology of primary sources on Chinese history features new translations of more than half the works which appeared in the first (1960) edition, and adds new selections as well. Texts are arranged chronologically, with this volume spanning from the earliest literate Chinese societies through the 17th century Ming dynasty. The book, and each individual chapter, features an introduction by the editors contextualizing the material. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR The single most valuable collection of English-language readings on China past and present for more than thirty years — now thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the changing currents of recent Chinese history. Stretching from the founding of the Qing dynasty to the aftermath of the crackdown at Tiananmen Square, Sources of Chinese Tradition, Volume II is a rich treasury of primary source readings illuminating the past three and a half centuries of Chinese culture. History/Asia/General Widely used and praised for almost forty years as an authoritative resource for scholars and students and as a thorough and engaging introduction for general readers, "Sources of Chinese Tradition, Volume 1" has been dramatically updated to reflect recent scholarly developments, with extensive material on popular thought and religion, social roles, and womens education. This edition features new translations of more than half the works from the first edition, as well as many new selections. Traditional accounts of early China present the Shang as the second historical dynasty (ca. 1554-1045/1040 B.C.E.), succeeding to the Xia and succeeded by the Zhou (1045/1040-256 B.C.E.). -- Ying-shih YU, Gordon Wu 1958 Professor of Chinese Studies and professor of history, Princeton University