This text explores the process of knowledge production about China and the Chinese civilization and in turn, provides a critique of the ways in which this knowledge is formed.
This text explores the process of knowledge production about China and the Chinese civilization and in turn, provides a critique of the ways in which ...
Why, for centuries, have the West and the world continuously produced China knowledge that deviates from Chinese realities? Why, since the mid-nineteenth century, have Chinese intellectuals oscillated between commendation and condemnation of their own culture, and between fetishization and demonization of all things Western? And why have some of the world s wisest thinkers expressed opinions on Chinese culture, which are simply wrong?
In order to answer these questions, this book explores the process of knowledge production about China and the Chinese civilization and in...
Why, for centuries, have the West and the world continuously produced China knowledge that deviates from Chinese realities? Why, since the mid-nine...
