First published in 1958These volumes analyze modern Chinese history and its inner process, from the pre-western plateau of Confucianism to the communist triumph, in the context of many themes: science, art, philosophy, religion and economic, political, and social change. Volume One includes: · The critique of Idealism· Science and Ch'ing empiricism· The Ming style, in society and art· Confucianism and the end of the Taoist connection· Eclecticism in the area of native Chinese choices· T'i and Yung · The Chin-Wen School and the classical sanction· The modern Ku-Wen opposition to Chin-Wen reformism· The role of nationalism· Communism· Western powers and Chinese revolutions· Language change and the problem of continuity

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Utgivningsdatum:2005-04-04
Mått:156 x 234 x 18 mm
Vikt:620 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:248
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415361583

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Part 1 THE TONE OF EARLY-MODERN CHINESE INTELLECTUAL CULTURE; Chapter 1 The Abortiveness of Empiricism in Early Ch'ing Thought; THE CRITIQUE OF IDEALISM; SCIENCE AND CH'ING EMPIRICISM: THEIR DEGREE OF COINCIDENCE; SCIENCE AND CH'ING EMPIRICISM: THEIR NON-IDENTITY; PROTEST AND STABILITY: THE REMINISCENCE OF AN EARLIER AFFIRMATION; CONCLUSION; Chapter 2 The Amateur Ideal in Ming and Early Ch'ing Society: Evidence from Painting; THE MING STYLE, IN SOCIETY AND ART; THE PARADOX OF AN ACADEMIC ANTI-ACADEMICISM;, CONCLUSION: MODERNIZATION AS THE CORROSION OF THE AMATEUR IDEAL; Chapter 2a Interlude: Confucianism and the End of the Taoist Connection; Part 2 CHINESE CULTURE IN ITS MODERN METAMORPHOSES: THE TENSIONS OF INTELLECTUAL CHOICE; Chapter 3 Eclecticism in the Area of Native Chinese Choices; CONSIDERATIONS OF TIME BECOME CONSIDERATIONS OF SPACE; THE ECLECTICISM OF TSENG KUO-FAN; THE ENCROACHMENT OF ‘CHINA’ ON GENERAL JUDGMENTS OF VALUE; Chapter 4 T'i and Yung—’Substance’ and ‘Function’; THE RATIONALIZATION; THE FALLACY;, REJECTION OF T'I-YUNG AND REJECTION OF INNOVATION: WO-JEN; REJECTION OF T'I-YUNG AND SEARCH FOR A NEW RATIONALIZATION: THE CLASSICAL SANCTION; Chapter 5 The Chin-Wen School and the Classical Sanction; NEW VALUES INJECTED INTO CHINESE HISTORY: K'ANG YU-WEI;, Chapter 6 The Modern Ku-wen Opposition, Reactionary and Revolutionary, to Chin-wen Reformism; THE REACTIONARY KU-WEN ATTACK; THE REVOLUTIONARY KU-WEN ATTACK; THE CLASSICS AND HISTORY; Chapter 7 The Role of Nationalism in the Disowning of the Past; THE ATTACK ON THE MANCHUS; CULTURALISM AND NATIONALISM AS COMPETITORS FOR LOYALTY; THE REINTEGRATION OF TRADITION INTO NATIONALISM; Chapter 8 Emphasis on General Validity: (1) As a Defence of Tradition; ‘SELECT THE BEST IN EAST AND WEST’; EXAMPLE: TS'AI YÜAN-P'EI; ‘MATTER’ AND ‘SPIRIT’: THE T'I-YUNG RATIONALIZATION IN EXTREMIS; Chapter 9 Emphasis on General Validity: (2) As an Attack on Tradition; CONFUCIANISM, CHRISTIANITY, AND CHINESE SELECTIVITY; THE PR