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The Problem of China (Hardcover)
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The Problem of China (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Classics
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'China, by her resources and her population, is capable of being
the greatest power in the world after the United States.' Bertrand
Russell, The Problem of China In 1920 the philosopher Bertrand
Russell spent a year in China as Professor of Philosophy at the
University of Beijing (then Peking), where his lectures on
mathematical logic enthralled students and listeners, including Mao
Tse Tung, who attended some of Russell's talks. Written at a time
when China was largely regarded by the West as backward and weak,
The Problem of China sees Russell rise above the prejudices of his
era and presciently assess China's past, present and future.
Russell brings his analytical and insightful eye to bear on some
fundamental aspects of China's history and politics, cautioning
China against adopting a purely Western model of social and
economic development, which he regarded as characterized by a
combination of greed and militarism. Beginning with an overview of
nineteenth-century Chinese history and considering China's
relations with Japan and Russia, Russell then contrasts Chinese
civilization with Western. He devotes a fascinating chapter to the
character of the Chinese, which he argues is complex but ultimately
defined by a 'pacific temper'. With uncanny foresight, Russell
predicts China's resurgence, but only if it is able to establish an
orderly government, promote industrial development under Chinese
control and foster the spread of education. This Routledge Classics
edition includes a new introduction by Bernard Linsky.
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