A Via Media book, Reflections on Mainland China and Taiwan is a multi-disciplinary collection of research articles on East Asia by scholars from Seton Hall University’s Asian Studies program. It encompasses a broad range of topics covering philosophy and religion, history, international relations, language, and culture. It includes a history of Seton Hall’s Chinese program, one of the earliest such curricula in the United States. This Via Media book is dedicated to Dr. Edwin Pak-wah Leung who taught at Seton Hall University for forty years.
Reflections on Mainland China and Taiwan
6" x 9" paperbound, 236 pages, 33 images
• Preface, by Michael A. Stone
• Introduction, by Michael A. Stone
• List of Contributors
CHAPTERS
- Observing Nature: The Philosophical Imagery of Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations and the Daodejing, by Michael Mascio
- Chinese Program at Seton Hall University, 1952-2012: A Case Study of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language in America, by Dongdong Chen
- The Merging of Modern Nationalism and Modern Feminism During China’s Late Qing and the Role of Qiu Jin, by Michael A. Stone
- European Jewish Refugees in Shanghai during WWII, by Daijuan Gao
- The Effects of Chinese Displays of Force on the U.S.-Taiwan Relationship, by Ian Murphy
- Taiwan’s COVID Response, by Jiayi Zhang
- Dispelling the Myth of the Mandate of Heaven as a Rationalization for Regime Change, by Gloria Shen
- Sin in Tiantai Buddhism and Christianity: A Comparison Between Zhiyi and Pope Gregory I, by Wangyu Tang
- Curing Disease and Praying for Rain: Two Neglected Social Functions of Song Dynasty Shamans, by Wei Xiang
- The February 28 Incident in Taiwan: A Milestone of Taiwan’s Foundation for Democracy, by Pao-Fong Cheng
- A Phenomenology of Teaching Chinese Tones with Erhu: A Case Study of a Chinese Language School in New Jersey, by Li Kang
- Yang Taiji Practice and Western Medical Health Guidelines, by Michael DeMarco
Appendix: A List of Professor Edwin Pakwah Leung’s Publications
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