The search for modernity
Subtitle: Chinese intellectuals and cultural discourse in the post-Mao era
By: Min lin, with Maria Galikowski
Contributors: Galikowski, Maria
Edition: 1st ed
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
Subjects: Intellectuals -- China; Politics and culture -- China; China -- Intellectual life -- 1976-
Description: "The Search for Modernity looks at the changing relationship between Chinese intellectuals and society, and examines the role of Chinese intellectuals in the turbulent process of modernization, comparing them to their Western counterparts.

The Search for Modernity is an important attempt to understand the philosophical dilemmas and challenges facing Chinese intellectuals as they define the issues of modernity within a global context, their self-identity, and their role in an ever-changing Chinese society."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-264) and index