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

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dc.contributor.advisorSmith, Richard J.en_US
dc.creatorWang, Nanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T08:06:07Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T08:06:07Zen_US
dc.date.issued1993en_US
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.en_US
dc.format.extent159 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoThesis Hist. 1993 Wangen_US
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>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/17037en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectAsian historyen_US
dc.subjectAustraliaen_US
dc.subjectHistory of Oceaniaen_US
dc.subjectModern historyen_US
dc.subjectHistory of scienceen_US
dc.titleTime and change: A comparative study of Chinese and Western almanacsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentHistoryen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineHumanitiesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen_US
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