Intellectual Discourse in Reform Era China: The Debate on the Spirit of the Humanities in the 1990s

ISBN-13: 9780367026974 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 176 str.

Giorgio Strafella

Opis

This book explores intellectual discourse in reform era China by analysing the so-called “debate on the spirit of the Humanities”, which occurred in the years 1993-95.  Drawing on a large corpus of texts and a wide range of individual positions, it demonstrates how Chinese intellectuals, conceptualised and reacted to both.

Recenzje

"Giorgio Strafella’s Intellectual Discourse in Reform Era China is the first book-length study in English of a significant event among Chinese intellectuals in the 1990s: a debate that erupted on the spirit of the humanities in China. [...]　Strafella’s keyword approach adds a fresh perspective to our understanding of the debate. Moreover, his analysis of the rhetoric of the texts à la Fairclough—an approach that is markedly English-language-based—brings out new dimensions that a native Chinese speaker would not normally see. [...]□Strafella’s book is an admirable study that deserves further critical attention." - Haomin Gong, in The China Journal

O autorze

Giorgio Strafella is a Research Fellow in the Department of Chinese Culture and Society at the University of St Gallen