Reform in the Balance by Anthony Deblasi
Reform in the Balance casts aside traditional evaluations of the predominance of the Ancient Style Movement (guwen) during this era. Building on recent scholarship and his own reading of Tang sources, the author argues that the period's dominant intellectual position advocated moderately conservative cultural reform designed to defend literary pursuits and the broader cultural tradition from more strident critics.-
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"…DeBlasi's book is a valuable achievement in the expanding scholarship on Tang-Song intellectual historyIt raises and explores a new question and makes important points along the way." — Journal of the American Oriental Society
"This book makes an important contribution to the study of Tang intellectual history. DeBlasi convincingly revises the conventional view that the so-called Ancient Style Movement predominated in the period under consideration. Instead, he shows that there was a literary mainstream—hegemonic literary culture—that held sway, one that differed sufficiently and significantly from the assumptions and goals of the guwen movement.DeBlasi has done the field of Chinese intellectual history a great service by painting a vivid picture of the mid-Tang intellectual landscape and offering insights into a contested world of intellectual alternatives aimed at the betterment of state and society." — On-cho Ng, author of Cheng-Zhu Confucianism in the Early Qing: Li Guangdi (1642–1718) and Qing Learning
Anthony DeBlasi is Assistant Professor of East Asian Studies at the University at Albany, State University of New York.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780791454367 |
| ISBN 10 | 0791454363 |
| Title | Reform in the Balance |
| Author | Anthony Deblasi |
| Series | Suny Series In Chinese Philosophy And Culture |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | State University of New York Press |
| Year published | 2002-09-12 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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