Facing the Monarch: Modes of Advice in the Early Chinese Court
(Book #359 in the Harvard East Asian Monographs Series)
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In the popular consciousness, manipulative speech pervades politicized discourse, and the eloquence of politicians is seen as invariably rooted in cunning and prevarication. Rhetorical flourishes are thus judged corruptive of the substance of political discourse because they lead to distortion and confusion. Yet the papers in Facing the Monarch suggest that separating style from content is practically impossible. Focused on the era between the Spring...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0674726715
ISBN13:9780674726710
Release Date:October 2013
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Length:304 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"
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