|
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history
|
Buy Now
China and the West - Society and Culture, 1815-1937 (Paperback)
Loot Price: R1,172
Discovery Miles 11 720
|
|
|
China and the West - Society and Culture, 1815-1937 (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Library Editions: History of China
Expected to ship within 12 - 19 working days
|
This penetrating study of China's social and cultural contacts with
the West, first published in 1979, analyses the early images that
China and the West had of one another, and the illusions and
misconceptions that arose from these images. The book centres on
the question, why did China fail to become modernised through
contact with the West before the 1930s? The author examines the
roles played by the agents of change - emigrants, missionaries,
traders, scholars and diplomats - and the political, economic,
social and cultural developments which the transmission of their
ideas set in motion. The book also looks at the ways in which
change was frustrated by the rulers of the country, the leaders of
the imperial government and later the warlords, politicians and
followers of Chiang Kai-shek. Through the author's analysis of the
complex factors involved, based on extensive original research into
private archive material from all over the world, and his study of
the influence of centuries of Chinese cultural tradition, China's
slow path to modernisation is explained and illuminated.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
