UID:
edocfu_9958352325802883
Format:
1 online resource (360 pages) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2003. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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ISBN:
9780812202168
Series Statement:
Encounters with Asia
Content:
Based on the latest scholarship in cognitive science and linguistics, and the author's intimate experience with East Asian languages, The Writing on the Wall provides a balanced and thoughtful account of one of the most important problems facing modern Asia in the age of globalization.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Introduction --
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1. Japan's Creative Imitations --
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2. Sources of Chinese Innovation --
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3. Korean Technology Transfer --
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4. Asia's Creativity Problem --
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5. The Anatomy of Creativity --
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6. Creativity and the Alphabet --
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7. Asia's Orthographic Tradition --
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8. The Concrete Nature of Asian Writing --
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9. The Impact of Language on Creativity --
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10. Chinese Characters and Creativity --
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11. Creativity and East Asian Society --
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12. Conclusion --
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Notes --
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Bibliography --
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Index --
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Acknowledgments.
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.9783/9780812202168
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812202168
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