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First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
This book argues that a tribe of the primitive society is formed because of kinship, while a state of the civilized society is formed because of language. When humans communicate using language, they extend the distance and the reaches of communication. They expand their communities. States replace tribes. Language underlies the formation of the state. Then, accordingly, language also underlies the organization of the state as men create language solutions in the organization of the state such as constitution, election and representation. The extension of linguistic communication distance also underlies the formation of three juxtaposing branches of government ― administrative, legislative and judicial body. It also enables men to create various forms of civilization such as history, philosophy, literature, art, religion and law which play a role in the construction of men’s spirit that guides the operation of the state. Language presets the whole process of the progress of civilization.
KU HUNG-MING (1857--1928), the author of the Book "The Sprit of the Chinese People", one of his representative works written in English by him. He is called "a linguistic wonder" and legendary figure in Chinese modern history. He mastered English, French, German and Russian languages and once wrote poems in Latin. He is an overseas Chinese and learned in the UK from childhood. People till now are amazed at his eccentric acts and behaviors and admire him more for his perfect English language ability. The Book was first published in 1915 in Peking. The Book interprets the spirit and shows the value of Chinese civilization in contrast to the European civilization. The contents of the Book are specifically as follows: I. Preface II. Introduction III. On Chinese Civilization IV. The Chinese Woman V. The Chinese Language VI. John Smith in China VII. A Great Sinologue VIII. Chinese Scholarship --- Part I IX Chinese Scholarship --- Part II Appendix The Religion of Mob-Worship or The War and the Way Out
Discusses the representation/role of the supernatural or the "fantastic" in the construction of Japanese modernism in late 19th and early 20th century Japan.
Author and traditionalist Ku Hung-Ming discusses the history, morals, values and personal traits of the Chinese people. As a young man Ku Hung-Ming discovered he had a gift with languages; he went on to attain an excellent command of English, French, German and other European tongues. He used this ability to promote understanding between Western cultures and his native land of China, writing books and becoming a public intellectual. Wearing traditional dress and the queue hairstyle, Ku Hung-Ming sought to demystify aspects of his country's heritage to foreign readers. He also desired that his fellow Chinese rediscover their roots, particularly the philosophy of Confucianism. As such, The Spirit of the Chinese People contains chapters on the country's language, life in the home, Western scholarship and the Classics of Chinese literature. Throughout, the author compares Western culture and ideas with those of China, noting that while similarities exist, there are many contrasts in mindset and approach to living. When this book was written in the early 20th century, there was violent conflict in China itself, such as the Boxer Rebellion, and later the carnage of World War One wreaked devastation upon Europe: these events form a backdrop to the text, and are occasionally referenced.