Introduction: On the Historical Formation of “China” and the Dilemma of Chinese Identity

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Translator’s Introduction ix
5. Introduction: On the Historical Formation of “China” and the Dilemma of Chinese Identity 1
6. Worldviews: From “All-Under-Heaven” in Ancient China to the “Myriad States” in the Modern World 28
7. Borders: On “Chinese” Territory 50
8. Ethnicity: Including the “Four Barbarians” in “China”? 64
9. History: Chinese Culture from a Long-Term Perspective 95
10. Peripheries: How China, Korea, and Japan Have Understood One Another since the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries 122
11. Practical Questions: Will Cultural Differences between China and the West Lead to Conflict? 134
12. Afterword 149
13. Notes 153
14. Index 193