{"product_id":"time-and-language-9780824894078","title":"Time and Language","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArgues for and demonstrates the significance of ‘New Sinology’ by bringing language\/philology back into the research and understanding of how modern China emerged, and presenting a host of concrete, in-depth, case studies, in which the use of ‘New Sinology’ sheds new light on Chinese history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a richly researched and intelligently argued collection of studies that highlight a key methodological and interpretive issue in China studies and provides a considerable empirical detail that makes their point. The volume delivers on the promise of the editors to bring language\/philology back in—to argue for and demonstrate the significance of “New Sinology”: the careful attention to historical language and knowledge in texts both contemporary and earlier to illuminate the power of cultural \u003ci\u003ehabitus\u003c\/i\u003e as well as conscious practice over time as expressed in the written version of Austin’s speech acts. These studies show that the tools of traditional Sinology, with a focus on linguistic and philological expertise, can and do contribute meaningfully to our understanding of the genesis and experience of modern China.\" —Timothy Cheek, The University of British Columbia","brand":"University of Hawai'i Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038698635607,"sku":"9780824894078","price":51.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780824894078.jpg?v=1750941104","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/time-and-language-9780824894078","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}