Whither China?: Intellectual Politics in Contemporary China

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Whither China?

Intellectual Politics in Contemporary China

Edited by: Xudong Zhang
With contributions by: Gan Yang , Zhiyuan Cui , Wang Shaoguang and Wang Hui

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2001

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Chinese cultural and intellectual politics waned after the Tiananmen Square incident. This volume explores their revitalization in the 1990s.

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Xudong Zhang is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and East Asian Studies at New York University.

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History Regional and National History Asia-Pacific

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
1. The Making of the Post-Tiananmen Intellectual Field: A Critical Overview Xudong Zhang Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I Against the Neoliberal Dogma: Four Arguments from China
2. Debating Liberalism and Democracy in China in the 1990s Gan Yang Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
3.Whither China? The Discourse on Property Rights Reform in China Zhiyuan Cui Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
4. The Changing Role of Government in China Shaoguang Wang Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
5. Contemporary Chinese Thought and the Question of Modernity Wang Hui Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
Post-Tiananmen Art Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
Part II In the Global Context
6. King Kong in Hong Kong: Watching the ‘‘Handover’’ from the U.S.A. Rey Chow Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
7. The Burdens of History: Lin Zexu (1959) and The Opium War (1997) Rebecca E. Karl Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
8. Mao to the Market Peter Hitchcock Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
9. Chinese Consumerism and the Politics of Envy: Cargo in the 1990s? Louisa Schein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
10. Nationalism, Mass Culture, and Intellectual Strategies in Post-Tiananmen China Xudong Zhang Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	315
11. Street Scenes of Subalternity: China, Globalization, and Rights Michael Dutton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	349
Appendix In the Tiger’s Lair: Socialist Everydayness Enters the Market Economy in Post-Mao China Harry D. Harootunian Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	371
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	383
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	385

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March 28, 2002

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9780822381150

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408

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12 b&w photos, 6 tables

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