Books by Z. Daniel Z. Kadar

Focussing on Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) letter writing, this compendium studies historical Chinese communication. It provides a bilingual Chinese-English edition of a corpus of Chinese letters, prepared for advanced students of Classical Chinese as well as academics with an interest in historical Chinese epistolary art.

Takes a comparative, diachronic perspective on Chinese politeness and itsevolution up to the present day, linking diachronic and synchronic approaches.