Beyond Sinology: Chinese Writing and the Scripts of Culture

(Part of the Global Chinese Culture Series)

by Andrea Bachner

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New communication and information technologies provide distinct challenges and possibilities for the Chinese script, which, unlike alphabetic or other phonetic scripts, relies on multiple signifying principles. In recent decades, this multiplicity has generated a rich corpus of reflection and experimentation in literature, film, visual and performance art, and design and architecture, within both China and different parts of the West.

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Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0231164521

ISBN13:9780231164528

Release Date:January 2014

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:296 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.4"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Social Science Social Sciences

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(Part of the Global Chinese Culture Series)

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