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Book SynopsisExploring the conflict between China's rapid modernisation and the west, as well as its own traditional values
Trade Review'For a China mired in the past, even by language, to imagine a utopia of a modern future took major reinventions of thought, expression and outlook. This extremely difficult process, unappreciated in the West but probably unparalleled in modern history, is superbly charted in this important collection'
-- Stephen Chan OBE, Professor of World Politics, SOAS University of London
'The debate about China's destination has been raging for nearly 200 years. This book makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the diverse possibilities in the evolution of China's identity'
-- Professor Hugo de Burgh, Walt Disney Chair in Global Media and Communications, Tsinghua University
'The current Cold War climate that sees China as a threat, and little else, makes it all the more important to understand China on its own terms. The book’s avoids simplistic accounts and presents important insights into Chinese visions of itself'
-- Anthony Welch, Professor of Education, University of Sydney
Table of ContentsPreface
Introduction - David Margolies and Qing Cao
1. The Lure of Utopia: Reinterpreting Liang Qichao’s Xinmin Shuo, 1902–1906 - Qing Cao
2. Utopian Future in Chinese Poetry: Bian Zhilin in Republican China - Yang Zhou
3. The China Dream: Harmonious Dialectics and International Law - Yonit Manor-Percival
4. Nostalgic Utopia in Chinese Aesthetic Modernity: The Case of the Film Fang Hua (Youth) - Jie Wang (translated by Charles Collins)
5. American Dreams in China: The Case of Zhongguo Hehuoren - Qinghong Yin (translated by Charles Collins)
6. Between Reality and Utopia: Chinese Underclass Literature since the 1990s - Jiaona Xu (translated by Charles Collins)
7. Eco-humanism and the Construction of Eco-aesthetics in China - Xiangzhan Cheng (translated by Charles Collins)
Notes on Contributors
Index
