Time and change: A comparative study of Chinese and Western almanacs

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dc.contributor.advisorSmith, Richard J.
dc.creatorWang, Nan
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T08:06:07Z
dc.date.available2009-06-04T08:06:07Z
dc.date.issued1993
dc.description.abstractAlmanacs (tongshu in Chinese) were a ubiquitous feature of the social landscape in both China and the West from at least the seventeenth century onward, offering a rich topic for comparative analysis. They serve as a valuable index of popular beliefs, moral values, and cultural priorities. They also provide a window on the processes of social, political, and intellectual change in both environments. Using a comparative approach, this study tries to illustrate how the almanacs in both China and the West have mirrored their respective cultural environments and how the history of almanacs in both societies reflects the powerful changes brought about by the scientific and philosophical revolutions of seventeenth-century Europe. At the same time, it also seeks to show the limits of these revolutionary developments, the ways in which traditional beliefs and practices have persisted up to the present in each society, and the reasons for their persistence.
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dc.identifier.callnoThesis Hist. 1993 Wang
dc.identifier.citationWang, Nan. "Time and change: A comparative study of Chinese and Western almanacs." (1993) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17037">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17037</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/17037
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectAsian history
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.subjectHistory of Oceania
dc.subjectModern history
dc.subjectHistory of science
dc.titleTime and change: A comparative study of Chinese and Western almanacs
dc.typeThesis
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thesis.degree.departmentHistory
thesis.degree.disciplineHumanities
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts
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