These days, it seems that many people are concerned with borders, confines, and walls more than ever. We chose “transcending borders” as the theme and title of the volume, hinting at the concept of bridging boundaries, in any possible context and domain, metaphorical or concrete. By proposing this theme, we want to reflect on the opportunities that are to be gained through the overcoming of borders, on what can be accomplished by calling into question old norms, on the implementations of less familiar norms, and on the renegotiation of individual limits and horizons.
This collection gathers seven articles on the theme of borders: the first four articles deal with Chinese presence in Italy today; the three articles in the field of Japanese Studies elaborate on the concept of borders in literary terms.
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Book Title
Transcending Borders
Book Subtitle
Selected papers in East Asian studies
Editors
Valentina Pedone, Ikuko Sagiyama
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
158
Publication Year
2016
Copyright Information
© 2016 Author(s)
Content License
Metadata License
Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-6453-403-9
ISBN Print
978-88-6453-402-2
eISBN (pdf)
978-88-6453-403-9
eISBN (xml)
978-88-9273-208-7
Series Title
Studi e saggi
Series ISSN
2704-6478
Series E-ISSN
2704-5919