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17. The Study of Chinese History
Retrospect and Prospect
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Author’s Preface xi
- Editorial Note xiii
- List of Abbreviations xxiii
- Chronology of Dynasties xxv
- 1. Some Preliminary Observations on the Rise of Qing Confucian Intellectualism 1
- 2. Dai Zhen and the Zhu Xi Tradition 40
- 3. Dai Zhen’s Choice Between Philosophy and Philology 57
- 4. Zhang Xuecheng Versus Dai Zhen 85
- 5. Qing Confucianism 113
- 6. The Two Worlds of Honglou meng (Dream of the Red Chamber) 134
- 7. Sun Yat- sen’s Doctrine and Traditional Chinese Culture 152
- 8. The Radicalization of China in the Twentieth Century 178
- 9. Neither Renaissance nor Enlightenment 198
- 10. Modernization Versus Fetishism of Revolution in Twentieth- Century China 219
- 11. The Idea of Democracy and the Twilight of the Elite Culture in Modern China 234
- 12. China’s New Wave of Nationalism 252
- 13. Democracy, Human Rights, and Confucian Culture 260
- 14. Changing Conceptions of National History in Twentieth- Century China 275
- 15. Reflections on Chinese Historical Thinking 294
- 16. Modern Chronological Biography and the Conception of Historical Scholarship 317
- 17. The Study of Chinese History 329
- 18. Confucianism and China’s Encounter with the West in Historical Perspective 351
- 19. Clio’s New Cultural Turn and the Rediscovery of Tradition in Asia 368
- Acknowledgments 385
- Appendix 387
- Index 393
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Author’s Preface xi
- Editorial Note xiii
- List of Abbreviations xxiii
- Chronology of Dynasties xxv
- 1. Some Preliminary Observations on the Rise of Qing Confucian Intellectualism 1
- 2. Dai Zhen and the Zhu Xi Tradition 40
- 3. Dai Zhen’s Choice Between Philosophy and Philology 57
- 4. Zhang Xuecheng Versus Dai Zhen 85
- 5. Qing Confucianism 113
- 6. The Two Worlds of Honglou meng (Dream of the Red Chamber) 134
- 7. Sun Yat- sen’s Doctrine and Traditional Chinese Culture 152
- 8. The Radicalization of China in the Twentieth Century 178
- 9. Neither Renaissance nor Enlightenment 198
- 10. Modernization Versus Fetishism of Revolution in Twentieth- Century China 219
- 11. The Idea of Democracy and the Twilight of the Elite Culture in Modern China 234
- 12. China’s New Wave of Nationalism 252
- 13. Democracy, Human Rights, and Confucian Culture 260
- 14. Changing Conceptions of National History in Twentieth- Century China 275
- 15. Reflections on Chinese Historical Thinking 294
- 16. Modern Chronological Biography and the Conception of Historical Scholarship 317
- 17. The Study of Chinese History 329
- 18. Confucianism and China’s Encounter with the West in Historical Perspective 351
- 19. Clio’s New Cultural Turn and the Rediscovery of Tradition in Asia 368
- Acknowledgments 385
- Appendix 387
- Index 393