Scientism and humanism
Subtitle: two cultures in post-Mao China, 1978-1989
By: by Shiping Hua.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
Subjects: Communism -- China.; Ideology -- China.; Humanism -- China.; Scientism.; Intellectuals -- China.; China -- Politics and government -- 1976-2002.
Description: This book is a study of the transformation of Chinese political consciousness during the post-Mao era. Departing from the common wisdom of the day that Deng Xiaoping's pragmatic-oriented reform has made ideological discussion irrelevant, this book holds that while it is probably true that no single, fixed ideology has existed during the period, the ideological dimensions not only have persisted, but also can be analyzed systematically.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-198) and index.