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An American pioneer of Chinese Studies in cross-cultural perspective : Benjamin Bowen Carter as an agent of global knowledge / / by Yeung Man Shun
| An American pioneer of Chinese Studies in cross-cultural perspective : Benjamin Bowen Carter as an agent of global knowledge / / by Yeung Man Shun |
| Autore | Yeung Man Shun |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 951.033092 |
| Collana | East and West (Leiden, Netherlands) |
| Soggetto topico |
Chinese language - Study and teaching - History
Sinologists - United States |
| ISBN | 90-04-49896-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Acknowledgments -- Appendixes -- List of Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- 1 On the Linguistic Frontier in Canton -- A Cross-Cultural Approach to Language Learning -- 1.1 The Earliest Glimmer of Chinese Studies in America -- 1.2 Recovering Carter's Story: Perspectives and Approaches -- 1.3 Learning the Language of the Other: The Place of Chinese Studies in Europe and America -- 2 Finding a Calling -- Carter's Transcontinental Journey to Chinese Studies -- 2.1 Restless in America: Family and Early Life -- 2.2 Opportunities in China: 1798-1806 -- 2.3 Fulfillment in Europe and Disappointment at Home: 1806-1831 -- 2.4 From Curiosity to a Lifelong Pursuit -- 3 Reconstructing a Personalized Curriculum -- Textbooks, Dictionaries, and Study Notes -- 3.1 Learning Chinese the Chinese Way -- 3.2 From Linguistic Translation to Cultural Translation -- 3.3 Entering the Chinese World: Carter's Chinoiserie Letter to Conseequa -- 4 Chinese Instructors and Their Anglophone Students -- A Reappraisal -- 4.1 Learning Chinese in Canton and Macao -- 4.2 Abel Yen and His Anglophone Students -- 4.3 Language Instructor as Diplomatic Translator -- 4.4 The American Consul Wishes for an Interpreter -- 5 Agent of Global Knowledge: Carter in London, Paris, and New York -- 5.1 Career Ambition: Consul Interpreter -- 5.2 An Early American Encounter with European Sinology -- 5.3 Academic Ambition: University Educator -- 6 The Rise of American Chinese Studies: Changes in Foreign Policy, Academic Foci, and American Perceptions of China -- 6.1 Carter's View of China and the Chinese -- 6.2 American Curiosity about Chinese Knowledge -- 6.3 The Missionary Roots of the American Sinological Tradition -- 6.4 The Interpreter as Diplomat -- 6.5 America's First Course in Chinese Studies -- 6.6 The Chinese Language: Barrier or Gateway? -- 6.7 The Treasures in the Cushing Collection -- 7 Concluding Remarks: Carter in Perspective -- 7.1 The Origin of Chinese Studies in America: An Alternative Pathway -- 7.2 Teaching and Learning Chinese in China at the Turn of the Nineteenth Century -- 7.3 Creation, Exchange, and Circulation of Chinese Knowledge on a Global Scale -- 7.4 Cross-Cultural Dialogues: Carter, the Canton Dialect, and Contemporary China-America Relations -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794795803321 |
Yeung Man Shun
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| Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2021] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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An American pioneer of Chinese Studies in cross-cultural perspective : Benjamin Bowen Carter as an agent of global knowledge / / by Yeung Man Shun
| An American pioneer of Chinese Studies in cross-cultural perspective : Benjamin Bowen Carter as an agent of global knowledge / / by Yeung Man Shun |
| Autore | Yeung Man Shun |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 951.033092 |
| Collana | East and West (Leiden, Netherlands) |
| Soggetto topico |
Chinese language - Study and teaching - History
Sinologists - United States |
| ISBN | 90-04-49896-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Acknowledgments -- Appendixes -- List of Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- 1 On the Linguistic Frontier in Canton -- A Cross-Cultural Approach to Language Learning -- 1.1 The Earliest Glimmer of Chinese Studies in America -- 1.2 Recovering Carter's Story: Perspectives and Approaches -- 1.3 Learning the Language of the Other: The Place of Chinese Studies in Europe and America -- 2 Finding a Calling -- Carter's Transcontinental Journey to Chinese Studies -- 2.1 Restless in America: Family and Early Life -- 2.2 Opportunities in China: 1798-1806 -- 2.3 Fulfillment in Europe and Disappointment at Home: 1806-1831 -- 2.4 From Curiosity to a Lifelong Pursuit -- 3 Reconstructing a Personalized Curriculum -- Textbooks, Dictionaries, and Study Notes -- 3.1 Learning Chinese the Chinese Way -- 3.2 From Linguistic Translation to Cultural Translation -- 3.3 Entering the Chinese World: Carter's Chinoiserie Letter to Conseequa -- 4 Chinese Instructors and Their Anglophone Students -- A Reappraisal -- 4.1 Learning Chinese in Canton and Macao -- 4.2 Abel Yen and His Anglophone Students -- 4.3 Language Instructor as Diplomatic Translator -- 4.4 The American Consul Wishes for an Interpreter -- 5 Agent of Global Knowledge: Carter in London, Paris, and New York -- 5.1 Career Ambition: Consul Interpreter -- 5.2 An Early American Encounter with European Sinology -- 5.3 Academic Ambition: University Educator -- 6 The Rise of American Chinese Studies: Changes in Foreign Policy, Academic Foci, and American Perceptions of China -- 6.1 Carter's View of China and the Chinese -- 6.2 American Curiosity about Chinese Knowledge -- 6.3 The Missionary Roots of the American Sinological Tradition -- 6.4 The Interpreter as Diplomat -- 6.5 America's First Course in Chinese Studies -- 6.6 The Chinese Language: Barrier or Gateway? -- 6.7 The Treasures in the Cushing Collection -- 7 Concluding Remarks: Carter in Perspective -- 7.1 The Origin of Chinese Studies in America: An Alternative Pathway -- 7.2 Teaching and Learning Chinese in China at the Turn of the Nineteenth Century -- 7.3 Creation, Exchange, and Circulation of Chinese Knowledge on a Global Scale -- 7.4 Cross-Cultural Dialogues: Carter, the Canton Dialect, and Contemporary China-America Relations -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817746103321 |
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Yeung Man Shun
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| Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2021] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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