A collection of primary readings on the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of China, this text provides a resource for scholars and students and an introduction for general readers.
Sources of Chinese tradition
by De Bary, Wm. Theodore, Bloom, Irene
fromIntroduction to Asian civilization
Chronologically presents Chinese civilization, covering antiquity figures such as Confucius, Mencius, and Laozi; the Han dynasty, including readings from the "I Jing"; the development of Buddhism, including Daoism and Mahayana Buddhism; Neo-Confucianism; and thought in late impe…
Second edition of an anthology of primary sources on Chinese history features new translations of more than half the works which appeared in the first (1960) edition, and adds new selections as well. Texts are arranged chronologically, with this volume spanning from the earliest…
This text is a collection of primary readings on the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of China. Many of the selections are new to this volume, and more than half the texts from the first edition have been newly translated. The book is organized in chronological ord…
-- Yingshih YU, Gordon Wu 1958 Professor of Chinese Studies and professor of history, Princeton University.
Second edition of an anthology of primary sources on Chinese history features new translations of more than half the works which appeared in the first (1960) edition, and adds new selections as well. Texts are arranged chronologically, with this volume spanning from the earliest…