Benjamin Schwartz taught at Harvard from 1950 until his retirement
in 1987. Through his teaching and writing, he became a major force
in the field of Chinese studies, setting standards--above all in
the area of intellectual history--that have been a source of
inspiration to students and scholars worldwide. His influence
extends well beyond the China field, cutting across conventional
disciplinary boundaries, touching political science, religion,
philosophy, and literature as well as history.
The essays in this book are by scholars who have studied with
Benjamin Schwartz. Given the range of his own interests, it is
fitting that they embrace an expanse of time from the Zhou dynasty
to the present and a range of subjects equally inclusive--ancient
and medieval Chinese thought, the fate of democracy in early
Republican China, the development of aesthetic modernism in the
1920s and 1930s and its reemergence in the post-Mao era, the
emphasis on spiritual regeneration and cultural transformation in
Chinese and Japanese Marxism, popular values in twentieth-century
China (as reflected in village theatrical performances), the larger
issue of what part our own values should take in the study and
assessment of other societies and cultures, and the equally broad
issue of how we are to address the relationship between Chinese
modernization and China's traditional culture.
Despite this heterogeneity and the fact that the contributors
include two political scientists, five historians with strong
philosophical interests, and three scholars whose writing bridges
the disciplines of history and literature, there is a surprising
coherence to the volume. Almost all the authors consciously
addresseither aspects of Schwartz's general approach or specific
themes dealt with in his work. Each contribution is about ideas and
takes ideas and their societal roles seriously. Although presented
in the specific context of China, the issues raised in these essays
are important to the world beyond China. Exploring them in both
their Chinese and non-Chinese settings reflects the power of
Schwartz's own work in illuminating a broader canvas of human
thought.
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