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Cosmopolitanism, nationalism, and individualism in modern China : the Chenbao Fukan and the new culture era, 1918-1928 / Xiaoqun Xu.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (277 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780739189153
  • 0739189158
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Cosmopolitanism, Nationalism, and Individualism in Modern China : The Chenbao Fukan and the New Culture Era, 1918-1928.DDC classification:
  • 079/.51
LOC classification:
  • PN5369 .B453 C479 2014
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Contents:
Preface; Introduction; 1 Social Agendas and Personal Tastes; 2 Cosmopolitanism, Nationalism, and Colonial Hierarchy; 3 Individual Cosmopolitans and Cultural Capital; 4 Placing China in the World of Colonial Hierarchy; 5 Cultural Legacy and Scientific Methods; 6 Life, Love, and Nation; Conclusion; Appendix: Names and Terms; References; Index; About the Author.
Summary: 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 tr.
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Preface; Introduction; 1 Social Agendas and Personal Tastes; 2 Cosmopolitanism, Nationalism, and Colonial Hierarchy; 3 Individual Cosmopolitans and Cultural Capital; 4 Placing China in the World of Colonial Hierarchy; 5 Cultural Legacy and Scientific Methods; 6 Life, Love, and Nation; Conclusion; Appendix: Names and Terms; References; Index; About the Author.

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 tr.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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