附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Brief chronology of Chinese history; Introduction: the abode of calligraphic inscriptions; Dances with power: Public calligraphy and its social effects; Becoming a person through wen; Handwriting and personhood; Body-person engineering through ink and brush: Brush techniques and calligraphic composition; Brush work: Alternative bodybuilding; Ideograms and knowledge; Characters reloaded; Notes; Bibliography; List of Chinese characters for terms used in the text; Index.
摘要:This unusual and interesting book is a fascinating account of the world of Chinese writing. It examines Chinese space and the political and social use of writing as propaganda, a publicity booster and as a ladder for social climbing.
