{"product_id":"9781526157324","title":"Conceptualising China through translation","description":"Author: James St Andre\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526157324\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 07 Nov 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis monograph provides an innovative methodology for investigating how China has been conceptualised historically by tracing the development of four key cultural terms (filial piety, face, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003efengshui \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eguanxi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e) between English and Chinese. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt addresses how specific ideas about what constitutes the uniqueness of Chinese culture influence the ways users of these concepts think about China and themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdopting a combination of archival research and mining of electronic databases, it documents how the translation process has been bound up in the production of new meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn uncovering how both sides of the translation process stand to be transformed by it, the study demonstrates the dialogic nature of translation and its potential contribution to cross-cultural understanding. It also aims to develop a foundation on which other area studies might build broader scholarship about global knowledge production and exchange.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920516726942,"sku":"ING-9781526157324","price":194.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526157324.jpg?v=1782822733","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526157324","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}