Wisdom of the Confucians (Oneworld of Wisdom)

Barrett, Tim,Xun, Zhou

ISBN 10: 1851682597 / ISBN 13: 9781851682591

Published by Oneworld Publications, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Wisdom of the Confucians (Oneworld of Wisdom)
• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1851682597
• ISBN 13: 9781851682591
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This small anthology of inspiring wisdom drawn from Confucian texts offers readers illumination and insight into a calmer more deliberate way of living.

About the Author

T. H. Barrett studied at Cambridge, Yale, and in Tokyo, and is presently Professor of East Asian History at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.

hou Xun was born in South-West China, where she completed a degree in Library Studies before gaining her MA and Ph.D. degrees in the UK. An expert on Chinese perceptions of Judaism, she has published widely in this area and is an ESRC Fellow in the History Department of the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.