Cosmopolitanism, Nationalism, and Individualism in Modern China analyzes important aspects of Chinese intellectual life and cultural practices that formed and informed the historical phenomenon known as the New Culture era. Through examining an influential newspaper supplement published in Beijing during 1918–1928, along with other contemporary sources, the book explores the full dimensions and rich textures of the intellectual-literary discourses of the time period and contributes to a re-consideration and re-appreciation of the New Culture phenomenon in modern China. It highlights a key intellectual-moral paradox in Chinese discourses between cosmopolitanism as an idealistic aspiration and nationalism as a practical imperative, both in complex relationship to individualism, a paradox that ultimately speaks to the constant negotiations between Chinese tradition and Western culture in the making of Chinese modernity. These issues have remained vitally relevant to China and the world nearly a century later.
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Chapter 1: Social Agendas and Personal Tastes: The Chenbao Fukan's Editorial Policies Chapter 2: Cosmopolitanism and Nationalism: Chinese Responses to Russell, Eroshenko, and Tagore Chapter 3: Individual Cosmopolitans and Cultural Capital: Debates on Translation Practices Chapter 4: Placing China in the World of Colonial Hierarchy: Chinese Travelogues in the 1920s Chapter 5: Cultural Legacy and Scientific Methods: Reorganizing National Heritage Chapter 6: Life, Love, and Nation: Intellectual and Moral Sensibilities of Educated Chinese
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This is solidly researched work. The book convincingly points readers to Chinese cosmopolitanism, an important but understudied strand of public discourse that coexisted with other currents including nationalism, individualism, and anarchism in the early twentieth century. Professor Xiaoqun Xu’s incisive analysis brings depth to our understanding of China’s world view today.
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ISBN
9780739189146
Publisert
2014-05-23
Utgiver
Vendor
Lexington Books
Vekt
549 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
163 mm
Dybde
26 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
276

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Biographical note

Xiaoqun Xu is associate professor of history at Christopher Newport University.