The Cultural History of the Chinese Concepts Fengjian (Feudalism) and Jingji (Economy)

This book interprets the typical Chinese concepts of fengjian (feudalism) and jingji (economy) by reviewing the mistranslation and mismatching of concepts from ancient to modern times and from a Western language to Chinese and exploring Chinese and Western acculturation, which is in line with Mr. Chen Yinque's theoryTo interpret a Chinese character is to write a history of culture. In the coordinates of time and space for the transformation of Chinese concepts from ancient to modern times and their translation from Western languages, this book explores the generation and evolution of Chinese concepts; using the semantic window of Chinese characters, the book reviews the historical and cultural connotations of the semantic changes and the history of the long-lasting culture of Chinese characters. This volume moves from reviewing the semantic changes of fengjian and jingji to elaborating concepts of thought; it makes the study of the history of terms and concepts the study of the history of culture and thought; it analyzes words as part of cultural history to welcome the era of cultural and historical research with a focus on words.

This book is both scholarly and readable, satisfying both the academic needs of specialized researchers and the cultural curiosity of those with secondary education or above.

Interprets the typical Chinese historical concepts of fengjian (feudalism) and jingji (economy) Presents a history of Chinese culture from the two key words A readable work not only for specialized researchers but also general readers curious about Chinese culture

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Tianyu Feng, born in 1942, is a famous scholar of Chinese cultural history, a senior professor of Wuhan University in humanities and social sciences, Head of Research Center of Chinese Traditional Culture, Vice President of Chinese Shixue Society, and member of the Social Science Committee of the Ministry of Education. He has been specializing in Chinese cultural history for a long time, and more than 30 monographs and compilation works have been published, many of which have been translated into English, Japanese, Spanish and Korean. Major works: The Spirit of Chinese Classics, The Outline of Chinese Cultural History, The Evolution of Chinese Culture, A Research on Feudalism, Critical Biography of Zhang Zhidong, History of the Revolution in 1911. Zhiliang Ma, born in 1987, has a PhD in Sinology and a Post-doctor experience in Architecture. He is a member of ICOMOS International Scientific Committee of Cultural Routes. He specializes in Chinese culturalhistory. Major works: Etiquette of Qin,Old Buildings in Wuchang,Landmark of Wuchang, Yangshi Lei. Yuan Ding, born in 1973, has a PhD in Architecture and a Post-doctor experience in Urban Planning. He is the co-holder of UNESCO Chair on Industrial Heritage, expert member of ICOMOS International Scientific Committee of Shared Built Heritage. He specializes in heritage conservation and cultural routes studies, and has published more than 10 monographs and compilation works. Major works: Cultural Routes: Between Tangible and Intangible, Kanyu (Feng-shui): the Forgotten Intangible Heritage in China, Chinese Architecture, Historical Buildings in Wuhan, Surveying and Mapping of the Ancient Buildings in Wudang Mountain.

Inhalt

Introduction.- Part I Fengjian (Feudal).- Chapter 1: Composition of the Classical Chinese Term Fengjian.- Chapter 2: The Zhou Fengjian System of Decentralization and the Qin System of Monarchical Centralization.- Chapter 3: The Concept of Hken (in Early Modern Japan.- Chapter 4: A Discovery of the Similarities between Fengjian and Feudalism.- Chapter 5: Establishment of the Concept of Feudalism in Western Europe and Its Encounter with Feudalism in East Asia.- Chapter 6: The New Term Fengjian in the Late Qing and Early Ming Dynasties.- Chapter 7: The Alienation of the New Term Fengjian.- Chapter 8: Generalization of the Concept of Feudalism.- Chapter 9: The Truth about Marx's Theory of Feudalism.- Chapter 10: Criticism of Generalized Feudalism by Chinese Scholars.- Chapter 11: Patriarchal Landowners' Authoritarian Society and the Age of Imperial Power.- Part II Jingji (Economy).- Chapter 12: The Classical Meaning of Jingji: Governance for the People.- Chapter 13: Jingji as Envisaged in the Studies for Practical Solutions in China and Japan in the Near-Ancient Period: The National Economy and the People's Livelihood.- Chapter 14: The Evolution of Ancient and Modern Meaning of Economy in the West until It Was Finally Settled.- Chapter 15: Translation of Economy into Keizai in the Late Edo Period and during the Meiji Period.- Chapter 16: Modern Japan Doubted about the Translation of Economy as Keizai and Tried Other Alternatives.- Chapter 17: The Rejection of Japan's Translation of Economy as Keizai by Chinese Scholars in the Late Qing Dynasty and Their New Alternatives.- Chapter 18: The Early Republican Period: Establishment of Jingji as the Translation of Economy in China.- Chapter 19: Examination of Jingji in Its Present Sense.