Journal of China in Global and Comparative Perspectives

Volume 1, 2015

《全球中国比较研究》，2015年第1期

(Moulüe) supraplanning: on the problem of the transfer of earthbound words and concepts in the cultural exchange between China and the West

编者序

Author: Harro von Senger

Volume number: 1
Year of publication: 2015
Language: English
Publisher: Global Century Press (London)
ISSN 2633-9544 (print)
ISSN 2633-9552 (online)
ISBN 978-1-910334-51-5
DOI https://doi.org/10.24103/JCGCP.en.2015.6

作者：胜雅律

期号：第1期
出版年份：2015年
语言：英文
出版社：环球世纪出版社 (伦敦)
ISSN 2633-9560 (印刷版)
ISSN 2633-9579 (电子版)
ISBN 978-1-910334-51-5
DOI https://doi.org/10.24103/JCGCP.en.2015.6

Categories: 胜雅律, Journals periodicals 期刊与集刊, Journal of China in Global and Comparative Perspectives (JCGCP, Vol. 1, 2015), Journal of China in Global and Comparative Perspectives (JCGCP), Harro von Senger

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Abstract: According to Fei Xiaotong, ‘Words are the most important bridge’ (词是最主要的桥梁) between past and present and between generations belonging to the same culture. They are also the most important bridge between humans belonging to different cultures. The question arises to what extend can earthbound words (that is to say words which do not seem to have a readymade exact counterpart in the foreign language concerned) be transferred from one culture to the other in such a way that they are understood and maybe even of practical use in the other cultural environment while keeping their earthboundness, that is to say their original touch and meaning. This problem is discussed with respect to the Chinese word ‘moulüe (谋略)’, deeply rooted in the rich vocabulary of the ancient and modern Chinese Art of Planning.

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Harro von Senger (胜雅律 ) is Professor of Sinology, University of Freiburg and (since 1982) Expert of the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law at Lausanne. He is also an expert on the Chinese military, and author of The 36 Stratagems for Business: Achieve Your Objectives through Hidden and Unconventional Strategies and Tactics and The Book of Stratagems: Tactics for Triumph and Survival, which has been translated into 14 languages.

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Harro von Senger, Moulüe (supraplanning): On the problem of the transfer of earthbound words and concepts in the context of cultural exchange between China and the West, Journal of China in Global and Comparative Perspectives, Volume 1, 2015, London: Global Century Press. DOI https://doi.org/10.24103/JCGCP.en.2015.6 (胜雅律，“编者序”，《全球中国比较研究》，2015年第1期，伦敦：全球世纪出版社。DOI https://doi.org/10.24103/JCGCP.en.2015.6)

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