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- Collected Writings on Chinese Culture
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
summary
A skilled observer and noted scholar of Chinese culture, Tsuen-Hsuin Tsien has contributed profoundly to the West's understanding of the East and vice versa. Having spent six decades as a professor and curator at The University of Chicago, he has been an indispensable resource on a wide range of topics that include Chinese paleography, paper, inkmaking, printing, cultural exchange, libraries, and biographies. Collected Writings on Chinese Culture contains distilled selections from Tsien's major works and journal articles, as well as his Memoir of a Centenarian, which traces Tsien's life from his youth in China through sixty years of scholarship at The University of Chicago. This volume is an excellent companion for anyone familiar with Tsien's work and also a welcome resource for readers unfamiliar with the author's writings and extensive impact within East Asian studies and across all of academia.
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- Frontispiece
- pp. vii-viii
- Written on Bamboo and Silk
- pp. 17-32
- Strategies of Warring States
- pp. 33-46
- Sealing Clays of Han China
- pp. 47-51
- Implements and Tools for Writing
- pp. 52-71
- Raw Materials for Papermaking
- pp. 72-90
- Uses of Paper and Paper Products
- pp. 91-114
- Development of Inkmaking
- pp. 115-128
- Techniques of Woodblock Printing
- pp. 129-144
- Chinese Invention of Paper and Printing
- pp. 145-162
- Western Impact on China Through Translation
- pp. 163-190
- Asian Studies in America
- pp. 191-204
- First Chinese-American Publication Exchange
- pp. 205-218
- East Asian Studies in American Libraries
- pp. 219-235
- How Chinese Rare Books Crossed the Pacific
- pp. 236-240
- Master of Sinology: Herrlee G. Creel
- pp. 241-246
- Working with Joseph Needham
- pp. 247-252
- Tung Tso-pin in America
- pp. 253-259
- Yuan Tung-li and International Exchange
- pp. 260-266
- The Life and Work of K. T. Wu
- pp. 267-269
- List of Publications
- pp. 270-272
- Early Years in China
- pp. 273-288
- Arrival in Chicago
- pp. 289-300
- Work and Study in America
- pp. 301-314
- Teaching, Research, and Publications
- pp. 315-332
- Travel and Writing after Retirement
- pp. 333-346
- T. H. Tsien Library at Nanjing University
- pp. 347-350
- Life and Career
- pp. 351-360
- An Interview with T. H. Tsien
- pp. 361-376
- Publications
- pp. 377-392
- International Reviews of Publications
- pp. 393-400
- Illustrations
- pp. 401-402
- Bibliography
- pp. 403-426
Additional Information
ISBN
9789629969752
Related ISBN(s)
9789629964221
MARC Record
OCLC
899261551
Pages
472
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No