China Transformed - Historical Change and the Limits of European Experience (Paperback)

"This bold, intellectually ambitious, and wholly original book challenges the way in which Western social science understands China. . . . It will set the standard for all future comparative and theoretical research on China." Timothy Brook, Stanford University"This is a most extraordinary book. Wong's approach is to explore carefully similarities and differences between Chinese and European development over the long term, highlighting themes related to state-making and popular action. This is by far the most sophisticated, extended discussion of imperial and modern China in comparative perspective that I have seen." Peter C. Perdue, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyThe assumption still made in much social science research that Europe provides a universal model of development is fundamentally mistaken, according to R. Bin Wong. The solution is not, however, simply to reject Eurocentric norms but to build complementary perspectives, such as a Sinocentric one, to evaluate current understandings of European developments. A genuinely comparative perspective, he argues, will free China from wrong expectations and will allow those working on European problems to recognize the distinct character of Western development."

General

Imprint:	Cornell University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 1999
First published:	2000
Authors:	R.Bin Wong
Dimensions:	235 x 157 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	327
ISBN-13:	978-0-8014-8327-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Promotions
LSN:	0-8014-8327-1
Barcode:	9780801483271

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