Cosmopolitanism, Nationalism, and Individualism in Modern China
Gewicht:
568 g
Format:
244x162x29 mm
Beschreibung:
Cosmopolitanism, Nationalism, and Individualism in Modern China explores Chinese intellectual life and cultural practices in the New Culture era of modern China by examining an influential newspaper supplement published in Beijing during 1918-1928, as well as other contemporary sources. Xu highlights a key intellectual-moral paradox in Chinese discourses between cosmopolitanism as an idealistic aspiration and nationalism as a practical imperative, both in complex relationship to individualism, and in constant negotiations between Chinese tradition and Western culture in the making of Chinese modernity. These issues remain vitally relevant today.
Chapter 1: Social Agendas and Personal Tastes: The Chenbao Fukan's Editorial Policies Chapter 2: Cosmopolitanism and Nationalism: Chinese Responses to Russell, Eroshenko, and Tagore Chapter 3: Individual Cosmopolitans and Cultural Capital: Debates on Translation Practices Chapter 4: Placing China in the World of Colonial Hierarchy: Chinese Travelogues in the 1920s Chapter 5: Cultural Legacy and Scientific Methods: Reorganizing National Heritage Chapter 6: Life, Love, and Nation: Intellectual and Moral Sensibilities of Educated Chinese