Since its original publication in Chinese in the 1930s, this work has been accepted by Chinese scholars as the most important contribution to the study of their country's philosophy. In 1952 the book was published by Princeton University Press in an English translation by the distinguished scholar of Chinese history, Derk Bodde, "the dedicated translator of Fung Yu-lan's huge history of Chinese philosophy" ( New York Times Book Review ). Available for the first time in paperback, it remains the most complete work on the ...
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Since its original publication in Chinese in the 1930s, this work has been accepted by Chinese scholars as the most important contribution to the study of their country's philosophy. In 1952 the book was published by Princeton University Press in an English translation by the distinguished scholar of Chinese history, Derk Bodde, "the dedicated translator of Fung Yu-lan's huge history of Chinese philosophy" ( New York Times Book Review ). Available for the first time in paperback, it remains the most complete work on the subject in any language. Volume I covers the period of the philosophers, from the beginnings to around 100 B.C., a philosophical period as remarkable as that of ancient Greece. Volume II discusses a period lesser known in the West--the period of classical learning, from the second century B.C. to the twentieth century.
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Very Good with no dust jacket. No Dustjacket. Volume I ONLY of two-volume set. Pages clean except for foxing around page block edges, a small, dark spot on the foreedge, and a gray smudge on the foreedge; text is clean; no owners' marks. Full black cloth binding shows inward turns at top corners, a shiny spot at center front, scattered specking and pale scratches, and some shelfwear at extremities, but is overall sound. xxxiv, 455pp. incl. index, followed by a map. Second edition in English, 7th printing.