The intellectual foundations of Chinese modernity
Subtitle: cultural and political thought in the Republican era
By: Edmund S. K. Fung
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9780521195119
Description: "This book is the first attempt to present an integrated overview of the development of liberal, conservative, and socialist thought in the Republican era, which formed the intellectual foundations of Chinese modernity. The book explores ideas in relation to their cultural and political backgrounds. The author argues that the key to understanding the Chinese quest for modernity lies in an appreciation of the interrelatedness and interplay of different schools of thought. There is no one single vision of Chinese modernity. Instead, different visions contest, interact, and influence one another"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-305) and index.
Table of contents: title: Towards an understanding of Chinese modernity; title: Some methodological issues; title: A community of critical intellectuals; title: The main arguments of the book; title: The structure of the book; title: The push of Westernized radicalism; title: The early East-West debate; title: The advocacy of thorough Westernization; title: Total Westernization : the advocacy of a fervent nationalist; title: The decline of Westernized radicalism; title: A critique of Westernized radicalism; title: The pull of cultural conservatism; title: The rise of modern Chinese conservatism; title: Easternization : the quest for cultural equality; title: Central themes of the conservative counter-discourse; title: Tiaohelun : the doctrine of mediation and harmony; title: New Confucianism; title: Reflections on cultural conservatism; title: The politics of modern Chinese conservatism; title: Nationalism, modernity and politicocultural nationalism; title: The politicocultural thought of Liang Shuming and Zhang Junmai; title: The politics of China-based cultural reconstruction; title: Wartime politicocultural nationalism; title: The political thought of the warring states group; title: Liberalism in China and Chinese liberal thought; title: The rise of Chinese liberalism; title: The liberals as a differentiated category; title: How was liberalism understood in modern China?; title: The features and concerns of Chinese liberal thought; title: Liberal thought, cultural radicalism, cultural conservatism; title: The state, government and rule of law; title: What did a strong Chinese state mean?; title: Omnipotent government and government with a plan; title: Good government and government by "good men"; title: The rule of law; title: The rise of reformist socialist thought; title: The socialist discourse, 1919; title: The 1920 controversy : capitalism versus socialism; title: Zhang Junmai and the German influence; title: The influence of British socialism; title: A liberal response to the Soviet experiment of the 1920s; title: Protosocialism in ancient Chinese thought; title: From state socialism to social democracy; title: State socialist thought up to 1945; title: Postwar social democratic thought; title: Conclusion; title: Glossary.