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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- List of contributors -- Preface -- Part I: Theoretical concepts and China's roles -- 1. Role theory and the study of Chinese foreign policy -- International roles -- International roles and identities -- The process of self-identification -- The historical self in the process of self-identification -- Domestic contestation and international role taking -- Altercasting as international role taking and international social structure making -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 2. Historical narrative, remembrance, and the ordering of the world: a historical assessment of China's international relations -- Introduction -- Cultural identification and "All-under-Heaven" -- Engaging "All-under-Heaven" -- All-under-Heaven" challenged: cultural self-identification exchanged for political self-identification -- Reintroducing "All-under-Heaven": political self-identification exchanged for cultural self-identification? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 3. China's historical self and its international role -- China's international role: the dynamics of historical self-identification -- China's historical self and role taking: case studies -- Conclusion and outlook -- Notes -- References -- 4. The identity and international role of China: relational grand strategy -- Two sources of role conception -- Identity-based grand strategy style -- Relationship-based grand strategy style -- Core national interests that weren't -- The volatile Taiwan issue -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 5. Philosophy, identity, and role theory with "Chinese characteristics" -- Role theory "with Chinese characteristics" -- China's roles in East Asia: three case studies -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Part II: China's International Roles: the global context.

The purpose of the article is to analyze the main aspects of approaches to the periodization of the formation and development of Chinese piano culture. The research methodology is based on a combination of general scientific methods of philosophy, culturology, history, and musicology. The methodological basis of the study was a set of methods: historical and dialectical – to analyze the dynamics of cultural and historical processes of development of Chinese musical art; culturological - to understand the dynamics of general cultural processes in the piano art of China; chronological, which makes it possible to understand the relationship of events in their sequence; theoretical generalization – to summarize the study; systemy – to systematize the typological features of approaches to the periodization of piano culture. The scientific novelty lies in the analysis of the peculiarities of approaches to the periodization of piano culture, and the definition of the main factors influencing the distinction from the standpoint of socio-historical, stylistic, and educational factors. Conclusions. Approaches to the periodization of China's piano culture tend to be systematized according to several factors. It is about organizing the results of contamination of foreign and domestic political aspects that affect the formation of cultural components of the era, namely social conditions, development of tools, education, and upbringing, as well as the nature of performance and concert activities.
Key words: piano culture, periodization, Chinese musical culture

A persistent feature in Jesuit reports about the late Ming and early Qing was the notion that an enduring peace and concord pervaded the Chinese political system. Although the Jesuits did not invent this association, which was rooted in Greco-Roman historiography, the Jesuit encyclopaedist Antonio Possevino (1533–1611) was the first to link the 'perpetual peace' (perpetua pax) and 'supreme concord' (summa concordia) of the Chinese state to the Confucian intellectual tradition. As the Jesuits' missionary strategy developed under the tutelage of Matteo Ricci (1552–1610), 'public peace' (pax publica) and 'the calm of the Republic' (Republica quies) came to be perceived as the ultimate purpose of the Confucian precepts and one of the hinges on which the aims of Christianity, Confucianism and natural law can be reconciled. The supreme expression of the link between Confucianism and peace can be found in the Confucius Sinarum philosophus (1687), which presented for the first time an accessible translation of three of the four Confucian classics. Yet while retaining the view that pre-Qin Confucianism espoused peace as a central political aim, the Confucius Sinarum philosophus challenged the view that contemporary China could be regarded as a utopic actualization of Confucian peace. This paper will discuss this shift as an attempt to coopt the Chinese political experience as an argument against the pragmatic political philosophy known as 'reason of state', which was perceived by Jesuit thinkers as atheistic and immoral.

AbstractThe mainstream studies of the East Asian tributary system have been exhibiting a stance that tends to stress the importance of Confucianism in forming and sustaining the tributary system throughout its long history. However, there are still several questions (especially those of a theoretical nature) that historians have yet to answer: How could Confucianism have contributed to the formation and sustenance of this tributary system? Why could this Confucian-based tributary system be recognized and employed in relations with non-Confucian frontier tribes? Why could this system have worked with both the nomadic tribes on the northern frontier and the South-East Asian countries that were neither Confucian nor nomadic? Drawing on the results of ritual studies in anthropology, Chinese historiography and Chinese philosophy, this author seeks a broader methodology that can be used to conceptualize the tributary ritual and its constitutive power structure, which forms the foundation of the central part of the East Asian world order. This paper is a theoretical attempt to find a non-Sinocentric way to interpret the formally Sinocentric tribute system in premodern East Asia.

While the twentieth-century Confucian thinker Mou Zongsan (1909–1995) has left behind one of the most thought-provoking and intensively studied bodies of philosophical writings in modern Chinese intellectual history, his own life and its relation to his philosophy (or "learning"), a theme at the centre of his Autobiography at Fifty from the mid-1950s, has so far remained largely unexamined. After some introductory remarks on the context and outlook of the Autobiography, my paper turns to the close relation between Mou's conception of life and his approach to the "cultural life" of China as a nation. In doing so, I examine the notion of a distinctly Chinese (more precisely, Confucian) "learning of life" in his writing and explore the motif of "life in itself" running through the ­Autobiography. I argue that this motif is crucial for gaining a better understanding of Mou's relation to his teacher Xiong Shili (1885–1968), his own father, the social conditions of his childhood in rural Shandong, as well as his overall approach to subjectivity as a space for articulating socio-political concerns.

AbstractInspired by the dichotomous understanding of nationhood contributed by Brubaker (1992), this paper explores how Chinese nationhood is constituted by particular symbols in middle school historiography since the 1950s. In response to the analysis on the high school textbooks done by Baranovitch (2000), this study finds that the narratives in the middle school history textbooks have a similar transition from equating China to Han to defining China as a multi‐ethnic nation. However, the analysis also demonstrates that the transition of the middle school history textbooks is not as complete and absolute as that of their high school counterparts. A textbook may follow different principles in nationhood configuration simultaneously. In the textbook narratives before the change, the jus sanguinis logic was dominant over the jus soli logic; in those in the textbooks after the change, Chinese nationhood was constituted by the jus soli principle and the jus sanguinis principle complementarily. This study questions the perception that a nation only consistently follows one philosophy in the symbolic consolidation of nationhood, and casts doubt on the understanding that jus sanguinis or jus soli logic is deeply rooted in the historical development of a nation and cannot change.

This volume presents colonial and postcolonial discourses, opinions, and experiences in the field of architectural heritage conservation and the use of site-specific practices based on representative case studies presented by art historians, architects, anthropologists, and conservationists from Germany, Nepal, India, China, and Japan. With more than 180 illustrations and a collection of terminologies in German, English, Sanskrit, Hindi, Nevari and Nepali, classical Chinese and standard Mandarin, and Japanese, these cross-cultural investigations document the processual re-configuration of the notion of authenticity. They also show that approaches to authenticity can be specified with key analytical categories from transcultural studies: appropriation, transformation, and, in some cases, refusal

The article analyzes the content of the monograph by I.V. Kolosov, which shows the history of the emergence and development of legal consequentialism as a complex of legal theories that evaluate the correctness of the actions of the legislator and the law enforcer depending on the result. The author's contribution to the study of historical and theoretical ideas about consequentialism in law is emphasized, starting from the use of the principle of utility in ancient Indian and ancient Chinese monuments of legal thought, in ancient philosophy, etc., including the legal thought of the early modern period, classical utilitarianism, near-conventional ideas of Russian Philosophy of Law of the late 18th - early 20th century, as well as various versions of modern Western consequentialism. Directions for further study of this issue are outlined, related to the comprehension of the utilitarian orientation of the Bolshevik ideology and the understanding of Soviet law conditioned by it as a means of achieving goals external to the legal system; with the substantiation of the position on the debatable issues of legal theory, referred to as "economic analysis of law" (Law and Economics); with an assessment of the possibility and limits of using the ideas of consequentialism in Russian judicial practice; with the disclosure of the heuristic potential, significant for law, of the interpretation of utilitarianism developed in modern Russian philosophy as an ideological factor in Russian modernization.

© 2016, The Journal of Global Affairs is the official student research publication of the Department of International and Area Studies in the College of International Studies at the University of Oklahoma. Correspondence may be sent to: Journal of Global Affairs, C/O CIS/DIAS, 729 Elm Avenue, Hester Hall 150, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States of America. Email: jga@ou.edu. ; Confucianism, a Chinese philosophy founded roughly 2,500 years ago, has traditionally been understood to be, by historians and philosophers alike, a strongly conservative philosophy. Yet after taking a look at the historical context of Confucianism, the atmosphere and political climate of China during Confucianism's formation, a new perspective can be taken on the ancient school of thought. After examining the central Confucian teachings of filial piety, ritual, self-cultivation, and the supremacy of achievement over hierarchal birthright, Confucianism is shown to have challenged the status quo of its day and presented a more open-minded and altruistic approach to human interaction than had been witnessed previously. This paper challenges Confucianism's traditional view as a conservative and partisan school of thought and explores its historical roots as a radically new and tolerant philosophy meant for the common person. ; The Journal of Global Affairs is published in conjunction with the College of International Studies at the University of Oklahoma. ; undergraduate

"As general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and president of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping has delivered many speeches on a broad range of issues. He has offered his thoughts, views and judgments, and answered a series of important theoretical and practical questions about the Party and the country in these changing times. His speeches embody the philosophy of the new central leadership. To respond to rising international interest and to enhance the rest of the world's understanding of the Chinese government's philosophy and its domestic and foreign policies, the State Council Information Office, the Party Literature Research Office of the CPC Central Committee and the China International Publishing Group have worked together to produce this book. The book is a compilation of Xi Jinping's major works from November 15, 2012 to June 13, 2014. It includes, speeches, talks, interviews, instructions, and correspondence for a total of 70 pieces. It also contains 45 pictures of Xi Jinping at work and in daily life with focus on the period since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012"--Publisherʹs note

At present, instrumental music education, defined in this paper as the teaching and learning of music through wind bands and symphony orchestras of Western origin, appears embattled. Among the many criticisms made against instrumental music education, critics claim that bands and orchestras exemplify an authoritarian model of teaching that does not foster democracy. In this paper, I propose a theoretical framework by which instrumental music education may be conceived democratically. Since educational bands and orchestras have achieved global ubiquity, I theorize broadly for both the East and the West and draw on ancient Chinese philosophy and American pragmatism as sources of inspiration to construct the theory. This theory comprises a quintet of themes that emerge from a comparative analysis of key philosophical texts by Confucian and pragmatist philosophers, namely, the people, participation, equality, cooperation, and conflict. This paper aims to address critical issues in instrumental music education with respect to democracy, complement extant music education philosophies, and serve as a first step towards a transcultural philosophy of music education relevant to the interconnected world in which we live.

Ruut Veenhoven's Livability Concept and Children's Happiness Around the Globe (Sergiu Baltatescu) -- Pursuing Happiness on the Road Less Traveled (Ad Bergsma) -- Have the Dutch Become Happier? And What about the Dutch 'Happiness Professor', Ruut Veenhoven? (Jeroen Boelhouwer) -- The Forgotten Dimensions of Social Capital: Evidence from Quality of Life Studies (Gael Brulé) -- Urban-Rural Happiness Differentials in the Netherlands (Martijn Burger) -- Happiness or Life Satisfaction? The Case of Children (Ferran Casas and Mònica González) -- Ruut Veenhoven: Worthy Recipient of the Golden Triangle of Happiness (Robert A. Cummins) -- Our Fearless Leader (Edward F. Diener) -- Your Happiness Comrade-in-Arms (Richard A. Easterlin) -- Il Maestro of Happiness (Richard J. Estes) -- On the Scientific Study of Happiness (Carol Graham) -- The Social Democratic Agenda: The Impact of Scandinavian Social Democratic Regimes on Income Equality, Economic Security, Gender Equality, Levels and Inequality of Life Satisfaction (Bruce W. Headey and Ruud Muffels) -- Organizations with Virtuous Leaders Flourish More (Martijn Hendriks) -- Moving Beyond the GDP: Emerging Measures and Findings (Mohsen Joshanloo) -- Zest and Adventures in Happiness Research (Anna Lau) -- Ruut Veenhoven: A very Wise Man (Kai Ludwigs) -- Unhappiness, Life-Dissatisfaction and Economic Deprivation in the Philippines: Three Decades of Survey History (Mahar Mangahas) -- Good Societies, Financial Inequality and Secrecy, and a Good Life: From Aristotle To Piketty (Alex C. Michalos) -- Hambakahle, 'Go Well', from Africa (Valerie Møller) -- The Good Life Under Attack – Reflections on the Future of the Quality of Life Concept (Heinz-Herbert Noll) -- Contentment and Affect in the Assessment of Life Satisfaction: More Empirical Findings and New Questions (Mariano Rojas) -- A Happiness Path Taken Together (Peggy Schyns) -- What Makes Chinese People Happy? Insights from a Traditional Chinese Essay and a Hong Kong Cantopop (Daniel T.L. Shek) -- Calling for Social Support: Whose Support and What Types of Support Matter for Early Adolescents' Life Satisfaction (Kimberly G. Sitter, E. Scott Huebner, and Kimberly J. Hills) -- The Relation Between Happiness and Public Policies: The Opinion of University Students (Graciela Tonon) -- Prospective Well-Being, Relative Income and Tolerance of Inequality in Japan (Ming-Chang Tsai) -- A Passion for Happiness: Ruut Veenhoven, Eudaimonia and the Good Life (Joarvitterso) -- Wellbeing and the Four Qualities of Life (Dan Weijers) -- Ruut Veenhoven and the Latin-American Paradox of Happiness (Eduardo Wills-Herrera) -- A Critique of the Conventional Methods of Survey Item Transformations, with an Eye to Quantification (Bruno D. Zumbo and Pamela Woitschach) -- Photographs to Remember (Alex C. Michalos).

From the "Red Menace" to Tiananmen Square, the United States and China have long had an emotionally tumultuous relationship. Richard Madsen's frank and innovative examination of the moral history of U.S.-China relations targets the forces that have shaped this surprisingly strong tie between two strikingly different nations. Combining his expertise as a sinologist with the vision of America developed in Habits of the Heart and The Good Society, Madsen studies the cultural myths that have shaped the perceptions of people of both nations for the past twenty-five years. The dominant American myth about China, born in the 1960s, foresaw Western ideals of economic, intellectual, and political freedom emerging triumphant throughout the world. Nixon's visit to China nurtured this idea, and by the 1980s it was helping to sustain America's hopefulness about its own democratic identity. Meanwhile, Chinese popular culture has focused on the U.S., especially American consumer goods--Coca-Cola was described by the People's Daily as "capitalism concentrated in a bottle." Today we face a new global institutional and cultural environment in which the old myths no longer work for either Americans or Chinese. Madsen provides a framework for us to think about the relationship between democratic ideals and economic/political realities in the post-Cold War world. What he proposes is no less than the foundation for building a public philosophy for the emerging world order

Preliminary Material -- Editors' Introduction: Foucault and Animals /Matthew Chrulew and Dinesh Joseph Wadiwel -- 1 Terminal Truths: Foucault's Animals and the Mask of the Beast /Joseph Pugliese -- 2 Chinese Dogs and French Scapegoats: An Essay in Zoonomastics /Claire Huot -- 3 Violence and Animality: An Investigation of Absolute Freedom in Foucault's History of Madness /Leonard Lawlor -- 4 The Order of Things: The Human Sciences are the Event of Animality /Saïd Chebili -- 5 "Taming the Wild Profusion of Existing Things"? A Study of Foucault, Power, and Human/Animal Relationships /Clare Palmer -- 6 Dressage: Training the Equine Body /Natalie Corinne Hansen -- 7 Foucault's Menagerie: Cock Fighting, Bear Baiting, and the Genealogy of Human-Animal Power /Alex Mackintosh -- 8 The Birth of the Laboratory Animal: Biopolitics, Animal Experimentation, and Animal Wellbeing /Robert G. W. Kirk -- 9 Animals as Biopolitical Subjects /Matthew Chrulew -- 10 Biopower, Heterogeneous Biosocial Collectivities and Domestic Livestock Breeding /Lewis Holloway and Carol Morris -- 11 Apum Ordines: Of Bees and Government /Craig McFarlane -- 12 Animal Friendship as a Way of Life: Sexuality, Petting and Interspecies Companionship /Dinesh Joseph Wadiwel -- 13 Foucault and the Ethics of Eating /Chloë Taylor -- Afterword /Paul Patton -- Index.

Introduction / Sumner B. Twiss, Ping-cheung Lo, and Benedict S. B. Chan -- Theoretical vs. practical considerations in doing comparative military ethics : an engaged view / James Turner Johnson -- Clausewitz vs. Sunzi : comparing Western and Chinese ways of war and their ethics / C. Anthony Pfaff -- East/West just war dialogues : Reflections on the larger implications / Martin L. Cook -- Just cause in Mengzi and Gratian : similar ideas, different receptions and legacies / Ping-cheung Lo -- Seven military classics : martial victory through good governance / Yvonne Chiu -- Normativity of war and peace : thoughts from the Han Feizi / Eirik Lang Harris -- War and peace according to Huang-Lao philosophy : based on the Huangdi sijing / Ellen Y. Zhang -- Zeng Guofan's military ethics / Jonathan K. L. Chan -- Mao Zedong's ethics of war (1927-1949)? / Sumner B. Twiss -- Chiang Kai-shek's military ethics : an analysis of his wartime rhetoric / Sumner B. Twiss -- A survey of 21 century PLA scholarship on the role of military ethics in warfare / Mark Metcalf -- Moral warfare : weaponing ethics to weaken, divide, and smash the enemy / Mark Metcalf -- Adjusting authority : legitimacy and war in Muslim and Christian traditions / John Kelsay -- The right of self-defense and the organic unity of human rights / David Little -- Confucianism, Kant, and the pacifist tradition in the constitution of Japan / Benedict S. B. Chan.