Liberal cosmopolitan : Lin Yutang and middling Chinese modernity /

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Chinese modernity discourses have been dominated by nationalism and revolutionary radicalism in much of the 20th century, but liberal cosmopolitanism has always been an important force in modern Chinese intellectuality, though a much neglected topic in modern Chinese studies. This book is a cross-cu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Qian, Suoqiao
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.
Colección:Ideas, history, and modern China ; v. 3.
Temas:
Lin, Yutang, > 1895-1976 > Criticism and interpretation.
Lin, Yutang, > 1895-1976 > Political and social views.
Lin, Yutang, > 1895-1976
1900-1999
Cosmopolitanism > China > History.
Cosmopolitisme > Chine > Histoire.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Asian > General.
Cosmopolitanism
Intellectual life
Political and social views
China > Intellectual life > 20th century.
Chine > Vie intellectuelle > 20e siècle.
China
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: re-discovering Lin Yutang in the post-Mao era
  • Chinese modernity: nationalism, imperialism, and the liberal cosmopolitan alternative
  • Enlightenment and national salvation: the politics of a liberal nationalist
  • "Little critic:" "returned" professionals and the cosmopolitan modern
  • A cross-cultural aesthetics of life: translating "xingling" into "self-expression," "xianshi" into "leisure" and "humor" into "youmo"
  • Oriental other: the business of translating Chinese and American cultures
  • Cosmopolitan difference: critique of imperialism and debating "Chinahands"
  • Conclusion: what a liberal cosmopolitan alternative means for contemporary Chinese intellectual dilemma
  • Appendix. Chronology of Lin Yutang.

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