1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910788680903321

Autore

Olberding Garret P. S

Titolo

Dubious facts [[electronic resource] ] : the evidence of early Chinese historiography / / Garret P.S. Olberding

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2012

ISBN

1-4384-4391-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Collana

SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture

Disciplina

931.01

Soggetti

China History To 221 B.C Historiography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Dubious Facts: The Evidence of Early Chinese Historiography""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Chapter 1: Introduction""; ""Chapter 2: The Subversive Power of the Historian""; ""Chapter 3: Politicized Truth and Doubt""; ""Chapter 4: Interactive Constraints at Court""; ""Chapter 5: Salient Formal Characteristics of the Addresses""; ""Chapter 6: Rhetoric in Opposition: Two Zhanguoce Addresses""; ""Chapter 7: Commitment to the Facts""; ""Chapter 8: Moral Norms as Facts: Arguing before the Emperor""; ""Chapter 9: How Did Ministers Err?""; ""Chapter 10: A Diversity of Evidence""

""Appendices""""A. Li Zuoche  and Chen Yu's    Exchange""; ""B. Liu Jing's ; Address to the High Emperor (Liu Bang )""; ""C. Zhufu Yan's Address to Emperor Wu (Liu Che)""; ""D. Chao Cuo Address to Emperor Wen (Liu Heng ) ""; ""E. Zou Yang's    Address to the King of Wu (Liu Pi ) ""; ""F. Liu An's Address to Emperor Wu (Liu Che) ""; ""G. Zhao Chongguo's  Exchange with Emperor Xuan (Liu Bingyi )""; ""H. Wei Xiang's  Address to Emperor Xuan (Liu Bingyi )""

""I. Hou Ying Address to Emperor Yuan (Liu Shi )""""J. Yan Yous Address to Wang Mang ""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783966903321

Autore

Ford Nick <1956, >

Titolo

Surfing and social theory : experience, embodiment and narrative of the dream glide / / Nick Ford and David Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2006

ISBN

1-134-31405-1

1-134-31406-X

1-280-24755-X

9786610247554

0-203-41502-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BrownDavid <1968 Nov. 11->

Disciplina

797.3/2

Soggetti

Surfing - Social aspects

Subculture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-196) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The enchanted sea : the evolving perceptions of the sea, coastscape and beach -- The narrative history and globalization of surfing -- Surfing as subculture and lifestyle -- Gendering the waves : surfing in the gender order and the gender order in surfing -- Surfing and surfed bodies : the embodiment of surfing -- The experience of surfing -- Conclusion and research directions.

Sommario/riassunto

Surfing has emerged from ancient roots to become a twenty-first century phenomenon - an 'alternative' sport, lifestyle and art form with a global profile and ever-increasing numbers of participants. Drawing on popular surf culture, academic literature and the analytical tools of social theory, this book is the first sustained commentary on the contemporary social and cultural meaning of surfing. Core themes of mind and body, emotions and identity, aesthetics, style, and sensory experience are explored through a variety of topics, and particular attention is paid to:* evolving