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The Origin and Evolution of China's Names II: Domestic and Foreign Appellations

The Origin and Evolution of China's Names II: Domestic and Foreign Appellations

A-Xiang, Hu

Hardcover

Series: China Perspectives

EtymologyGenealogy & HeraldryChinese History

ISBN10: 1032834803
ISBN13: 9781032834801
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Oct 29 2024
Pages: 218
Weight: 1.09
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This is the second volume of a two-volume set on the names of China, focusing on the domestic and foreign names of the country in ancient and modern times.

Using interdisciplinary approaches from fields such as history, geography, ethnic studies, linguistics, psychology and toponymy, this two-volume set examines the origin and evolution of China's names over more than 4,000 years of history. The second volume is divided into two parts. The first part explains the habitual self-names for China, which remain unaffected by political regime changes. The author explores the complex reasons for the emergence and evolution of indigenous names such as Zhongguo, Zhonghua, Jiuzhou and Sihai. The second part discusses the names of China in foreign languages. It looks at the origin, development, use and popularity of foreign names of China such as China, Serice, Taugas, Cathay and those associated with Han, Tang, the dragon and the lion.

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