Japanese for Sinologists: A Reading Primer with Glossaries and Translations
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (642 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520284380 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Students and scholars alike will benefit not only from the practical guidance in reading Japanese scholarship, but also from the opportunity to familiarize (or reacquaint) themselves with the writings and ideas of seminal figures in Japanese Sinology."—Richard von Glahn, author of The Economic History of China from Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century "Japanese scholarship is essential for the study of Chinese history and culture. Most of the sample texts are from the writings of giants of a former generation, which means the book has the salutary effect of introducing the reader to these important scholars in their original language. It also serves as a guide to reference materials, both on paper and online."—Tobie Meyer-Fong, Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University, and editor of
After completing this book, the user will be able to begin his or her own reading in Japanese Sinology without the extensive apparatus this volume supplies. It includes essays by eminent scholars, vocabulary lists with romanizations, English translations, grammar notes, and a wealth of general information not easily available anywhere. The chapters cover a range of topics and time periods and highlight authors, all well-known Japanese scholars, with an appendix of English translations of all the articles. . Japanese for Sinologists is the first textbook dedicated to helping Sinologists learn to read scholarly Japanese writing on China. For many years it has been known that scholars of Chinese history and culture must keep abreast of scholarship in Japan, but the great majority have found that to be difficult. The reader will