Boltz william (39 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 8vo in stapled wraps. 93 pp. VG. Light wear. Interior is pristine. No writing or markings of any kind.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New. In English.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 3rd new revised edition. 768 pages. 9.25x6.10x1.61 inches. In Stock.

Condizione: New. In English.

Condizione: New. 1st ed. 2022 edition NO-PA16APR2015-KAP.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Paperback copy, no dustjacket as issued. Not library copy, no inscriptions, no creasing to spine. (56/5).

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New. In English.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good Plus. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Presumed first printing of the first edition. 1994. Approx. 10.25 x 7.25 inches. Red cloth hardboards, with crisp gilt lettering to the spine. Lightly bumped spine head and tail, and with sharp corners. A very clean binding. Text block firmly bound in. With ix and 205 numbered pages on off-white, semi-glossy stock. Note that a previous owner has made a few tiny marks, mostly as tiny black ink circles, in the margins of the introductory section of the text; else an immensely clean interior. Illus. include several B&W figures and tables. No dust jacket is present. A Very Good Plus to Near Fine copy. 1 lb. 9 oz. William G. Boltz is an American sinologist. This book sketches with extraordinary precision the history of the Chinese writing system from the late Shang (ca. 1200 B.C.) when Chinese characters are first in evidence down to the script's standardization and codification a millennium later in the Ch'in and Han (221 B.C.-A.D. 220). Prof. Boltz takes in part a comparative approach to the origin and early structure and development of Chinese writing, suggesting that in its general principles the process was matched pari passu by the way writing first arose in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and among the Mayas (for example, that the Chinese script records the sounds of words, not ideas). The author also examines the question of why the Chinese script never became alphabetic, in spite of hints of such tendencies in the third and second centuries B.C.…

Condizione: New. 1st ed. 2022 edition NO-PA16APR2015-KAP.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This open access book presents a new translation, interpretation and analysis of selected passages from the so-called Mohist Canon, a Chinesetext from ca. 300 BCE, and discusses the role of the text in the world history of science, arguing that it represents an early emergence of theoretical,systematized knowledge that is independent from parallel developments in ancient Greece. It is aimed at historians of science, of knowledge and ofphilosophy, and generally at readers interested in these topics from an intercultural perspective and particularly with respect to China.…

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: acceptable.

Condizione: New.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This open access book presents a new translation, interpretation and analysis of selected passages from the so-called Mohist Canon, a Chinesetext from ca. 300 BCE, and discusses the role of the text in the world history of science, arguing that it represents an early emergence of theoretical,systematized knowledge that is independent from parallel developments in ancient Greece. It is aimed at historians of science, of knowledge and ofphilosophy, and generally at readers interested in these topics from an intercultural perspective and particularly with respect to China.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Publisher's red hardback in very good condition: firm and square, strong joints, just mildly rubbed. Contents tight and clean; no pen-marks, save a previous owner's name at the endpaper. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Author's compliments slip loosely inserted. Thus a tidy book in presentable condition. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Amsterdam / Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1991. 1st edition. Viii + [254] pp. Printed red cloth, sharp corners, top of spine bumped. Price sticker and notation inside front cover. Pages clean, white, and free of markings, notations and underlining.; Current Issues In Linguistic Theory; 77; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 257 pages. …

Condizione: New. KlappentextA Student s Dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chinese is the long-desired Chinese - English reference work for all those reading texts dating from the Warring States period through the Tang dynasty, and beyond. Compr.

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 257 pages. In Stock.

Condizione: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | This open access book presents a new translation, interpretation and analysis of selected passages from the so-called Mohist Canon, a Chinese text from ca. 300 BCE, and discusses the role of the text in the world history of science, arguing that it represents an early emergence of theoretical, systematized knowledge that is independent from parallel developments in ancient Greece. It is aimed at historians of science, of knowledge and of philosophy, and generally at readers interested in these topics from an intercultural perspective and particularly with respect to China.…