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Babel on Chinese Great Wall: Kafka and the Philosophy of Laozi and Zhuangzi
This chapter discusses three ways in which Kafka’s works resemble and resonate with the philosophy of Laozi [老子] and Zhuangzi [庄子]. The first section...
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Argumentation Through Languages and Cultures
The four contributions in this special issue on Argumentation Through Languages and Cultures deals with clear cases of such argumentative situations...
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Complex Pathways Towards Emergent Pastoral Settlements: New Research on the Bronze Age **ndian Culture of Northwest China
The **ndian culture of northwest China has been seen as a prototypical example of a transition toward pastoralism, resulting in part from...
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Some Theoretical Issues in the Development of Prehistoric Civilizations in the Region of **yu
This paper discusses the theoretical issues related to the development of prehistoric civilizations in the **yu, pointing out that the development of...
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The Majiayao to Qijia transition: exploring the intersection of technological and social continuity and change
The transition between the Majiayao (5300–4000 BP) and Qijia (4200–3500 BP) “cultures” in what is now northwestern China’s Gansu Province has...
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Spatial Accessibility to Sports Facilities in Dongguan, China: a Multi-Preference Gaussian Two-Step Floating Catchment Area Method
Equitable access to sports services has drawn much attention from policymakers and planners in China, as rapid urbanization and lifestyle changes...
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Chinese Export Porcelain Collections in Sweden
The Gothenburg Historical Museum in Sweden houses a collection of 18th-century Chinese export porcelain. This paper provides a detailed introduction...
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The Right Way to Observe China
Harro von Senger’s Ph.D. dissertation on traditional Chinese sales contracts is the first doctoral dissertation on Chinese law by a Swiss scholar. He...
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The Relationship Between **njiang’s Late Prehistoric Archaeological Cultures and Other World Cultures
In addition to special topics and sporadic studies, when discussing the relationship between prehistoric culture of **njiang and the outside world,...
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Indigenous Exhibits at the Museum: A Device of Tourism to Bring Awareness to the General Public
A museum’s exhibits are culled from the limited context of subjects in situ. Therefore, it is not possible to see the original totality of the object...
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Persian Sasanian Silver Coins Unearthed in **ning, Qinghai
In 1956, a large number of Sasanian silver coins during the reign of Peroz were found in **ning, Qinghai Province. This paper provides a detailed...
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The Changing Nature of Home-Based Care for Older Adults in Goa’s Emigrant Households: Implications for Policy and Practice
In develo** countries such as India, the consequences of aging within underdeveloped social security systems coupled with traditional expectations...
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Portraying the Beauty of Chinese Culture Through Translation
Though Sinology in Europe started only 200 years ago, European translations of Chinese literature appeared much earlier in the sixteenth century....
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The “Women” of Women’s Liberation
This chapter foregrounds the exchanges between trans feminists and the wider movement that were taking place on the pages of feminist and underground...
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Background of Urban Redevelopment
This chapter aims to analyse the geographic and institutional background, within an authoritarian regime, to understand the changing process of...
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Stuck in the Suburbs? Socio-spatial Exclusion of Migrants in Shanghai
Migrants’ residential location plays a critical role in their social integration process. In China, large numbers of rural-to-urban migrants are...
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Konfessionsoffene Spiritualität
The research topic of ‘spirituality’ comes from different traditions. From the point of view of the psychology of religion, it therefore is essential...
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Recognition of racially microaggressive behavior in White Americans
One objective was to investigate the ability of White Americans to recognize microaggressions committed toward an African American in a video-taped...
