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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823580303321

Autore

Gimpel Denise

Titolo

Chen Hengzhe : a life between orthodoxies / / Denise Gimpel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-4985-0693-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (189 p.)

Disciplina

378.12092

Soggetti

Women college teachers - China

Women authors, Chinese - 20th century

China Intellectual life 20th century

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

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 A Life and Its Spaces; 2 Fictions of Science, Destiny, and Life's Choices; 3 The Scholar and Cultural Translator; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This book investigates the life, activities, and writings of Chen Hengzhe (1890-1976) in order to understand the effects of the exposure to a foreign culture on a person's thinking, writing, and sense of self. In the case of Hengzhe, China's first female professor, the blending of foreign and native influences on her life yields a mix that does not fit with any overarching 'isms' or theories.