Lies that Bind
Subtitle: Chinese Truth, Other Truths
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Published: November 28, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780742554054
Subjects: Cultural studies; Interpersonal Relations; China; History; Archaeology / Anthropology; History: World; Social values; Anthropology - Cultural; Social Science / Feminism & Feminist Theory; Asia - China; Truthfulness and falsehood
Description: "This book explores the ideology of truth and deception in China, offering a nuanced perspective on social interaction in different cultural settings. Drawing on decades of fieldwork in China, Susan D. Blum offers an authoritative examination of rules, expectations, and beliefs regarding lying and honesty in society. Blum points to a propensity for deception in Chinese public interactions in situations where people in the United States would expect truthfulness, yet argues that lying is evaluated within Chinese society by moral standards different from those of Americans."--BOOK JACKET.