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Renewal and Revolution
Gungwu Wang
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Description for Renewal and Revolution
Hardcover. Examines the Chinese perception of its place in world history, and explores the unique features that propel China onto its modern global trajectory. By bringing these themes together, this depicts the travails of renewal that the Chinese have to face, and betters our understanding of China's position in today's interconnected world. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
The Chinese state has been the subject of fierce debates since reformers and revolutionaries first fought to redefine it at the end of the Qing dynasty. After the 1912 Revolution, when the idea of “empire” gave way to that of “nation-state,” the Chinese people sought a modern identity, re-designed their governance system and re-wrote their history. Revolution became the source of the legitimacy that the new leaders defended in a world based on state sovereignty. They soon found the task of reconciling their republic with the political culture they inherited extraordinarily difficult. They now sense that their state is neither ... Read more
The Chinese state has been the subject of fierce debates since reformers and revolutionaries first fought to redefine it at the end of the Qing dynasty. After the 1912 Revolution, when the idea of “empire” gave way to that of “nation-state,” the Chinese people sought a modern identity, re-designed their governance system and re-wrote their history. Revolution became the source of the legitimacy that the new leaders defended in a world based on state sovereignty. They soon found the task of reconciling their republic with the political culture they inherited extraordinarily difficult. They now sense that their state is neither ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The Chinese University Press Hong Kong
Number of pages
172
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
407g
Number of Pages
172
Place of Publication
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
ISBN
9789629965365
SKU
V9789629965365
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About Gungwu Wang
Wang Gungwu is an eminent historian of China and a pioneering authority in the study of the Chinese diaspora. He is an academician at Academia Sinica in Taipei, Taiwan, University Professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS), and Emeritus Professor at the Australian National University.
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