Chinese Perceptions of the Jews' and Judaism
Subtitle: A History of the Youtai (SOAS Centre of Near & Middle Eastern Studies)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
Published: November 3, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9780700712496
Subjects: Jewish studies; Multicultural studies; Public opinion; History; Religion - World Religions; History: World; China; Asia - China; Social Science / Ethnic Studies; Ethnic relations; Jews
First sentence: In a statement of the early 1990s, Jing Yingzhong, the Secretary-General of the Shanghai Judaica Studies Association and Deputy Director of the Centre of Israel and Jewish Studies of Peace and Development, together with Zu Weilei - Jing's co-editor of the book A major review of the field of Jewish studies in China in the 1990s - claimed that 'China is at a time of reform and opening to the world; Jewish studies amongst the Chinese academic community are also blossoming and becoming mature.