Meeting the Barbarians -- How the Greeks became Greek -- The Greeks encounter the World -- The Greco-Persian wars -- Greeks, Macedonians, and Persians -- The Hellenistic era -- Rome and Italy -- An empire of Barbarians -- Greek, Roman, and Greco-Roman -- Being Roman -- The Imper…
Meeting the Barbarians -- How the Greeks became Greek -- The Greeks encounter the World -- The Greco-Persian wars -- Greeks, Macedonians, and Persians -- The Hellenistic era -- Rome and Italy -- An empire of Barbarians -- Greek, Roman, and Greco-Roman -- Being Roman -- The Imper…
This book explores the relationships between ancient Roman and Confucian thought, paying particular attention to their relevance for the contemporary world. More than 10 scholars from all around the world offer thereby a reference work for the comparative research between Roman …
This study - bridging contemporary theory, Chinese history, comparative literature, and culture studies - analyzes the historical interactions among China, Japan, and the West in terms of "translingual practice." By this term, the author refers to the process by which new words,…
This study - bridging contemporary theory, Chinese history, comparative literature, and culture studies - analyzes the historical interactions among China, Japan, and the West in terms of "translingual practice." By this term, the author refers to the process by which new words,…