{"product_id":"voices-from-the-chinese-century-9780231195232","title":"Voices from the Chinese Century","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoices from the Chinese Century\u003c\/i\u003e brings together a selection of essays from representative leading thinkers that open a window into public debate in China today on fundamental questions of China and the world—past, present, and future. The voices in this volume include figures from each of China’s main intellectual clusters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume offers readers a valuable chance to hear from a diverse group of twenty-first-century Chinese public intellectuals articulating the 'China Dream,' in their own voice. * China Review International *\u003cbr\u003eHighly recommended. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003eA joint effort by scholars with stellar track records, this collection is a valuable and timely contribution to the literature on Chinese thought and politics. It allows readers outside the country a unique chance to eavesdrop on and appreciate the stakes in the spirited debates that continue among Chinese intellectuals. -- Jeffrey Wasserstrom, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eChina in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoices from the Chinese Century\u003c\/i\u003e is an immensely important and incredibly timely book, broadly relevant beyond the field of China studies. The translations are exemplary; these translators have pulled it off beautifully. -- Aminda Smith, Michigan State University\u003cbr\u003eThis splendid anthology features intellectual voices of different ideological camps in contemporary China. The masterfully selected and translated texts represent both academic writings and popular internet genres. Extremely timely and important for understanding China’s changing social and political trends. A treasure trove for teaching and research. -- Guobin Yang, University of Pennsylvania\u003cbr\u003eFew countries will do more to shape the twenty-first century than China. But who will shape China? This is a necessary book introducing us to key ideas for the future of Chinese politics and society. Many of the voices translated in this volume not only affect the debates going on in China today but will influence what issues the Chinese consider important tomorrow. -- Peter Zarrow, University of Connecticut\u003cbr\u003eStriking and controversial...gives a taste of the range of intellectual life in China. -- Tom Hancock * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e[an] ambitious effort. * New York Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003eAnyone who wants to understand the major questions that shape public intellectual debate in contemporary China will find a trustworthy companion in this outstanding and most timely anthology. -- Els van Dongen Nanyang Technological University * The China Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Thinking China in the Age of Xi Jinping\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: The Challenge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. “Unifying the Three Traditions” in the New Era (selection) (2005), by Gan Yang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Liberal Voices\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. Liberalism in the Chinese Context (2004), by Liu Qing\u003cbr\u003e3. A China Bereft of Thought (2013), by Rong Jian\u003cbr\u003e4. Original Intentions Start with the People (2017), by Guo Yuhua\u003cbr\u003e5. “The Shadow of Communist Civilization”: A Gongshi Wang (Consensus Net) Interview (2013), by Guo Yuhua\u003cbr\u003e6. Advancing Constitutional Democracy Should Be the Mission of the Chinese Communist Party (2013), by Cai Xia\u003cbr\u003e7. “I Am a Child of the Nineteenth Century”: The Last Twenty Years of Wang Yuanhua’s Life (2008), by Xu Jilin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Left Voices\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8. Mao Zedong and His Era (2012), by Qian Liqun\u003cbr\u003e9. From Authoritarian Government to Constitutional Democracy (2012), by Xiao Gongqin\u003cbr\u003e10. Liberalism: For the Aristocrats or for the People? (1999), by Gan Yang\u003cbr\u003e11. Representative Democracy and Representational Democracy (2014), by Wang Shaoguang\u003cbr\u003e12. The Significance of Borders (2017), by Sun Ge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: New Confucian Voices\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13. Kang Youwei and Institutional Confucianism (2014), by Chen Ming, Gan Yang, Tang Wenming, Yao Zhongqiu, and Zhang Xiang\u003cbr\u003e14. A Century of Confucianism (2014), by Chen Lai\u003cbr\u003e15. Only Confucians Can Make a Place for Modern Women (2015), by Jiang Qing\u003cbr\u003eGlossary of Names and Terms\u003cbr\u003eList of Essays Translated in This Volume, with Original Titles\u003cbr\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400347984215,"sku":"9780231195232","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231195232.jpg?v=1730470454","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/voices-from-the-chinese-century-9780231195232","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}