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Why did modern capitalism not arise in late imperial China? One
famous answer comes from Max Weber, whose The Protestant Ethic and
the Spirit of Capitalism gave a canonical analysis of religious and
cultural factors in early modern European economic development. In
The Religions of China, Weber contended that China lacked the
crucial religious impetus to capitalist growth that Protestantism
gave Europe. The preeminent historian Ying-shih Yu offers a
magisterial examination of religious and cultural influences in the
development of China's early modern economy, both complement and
counterpoint to Weber's inquiry. The Religious Ethic and Mercantile
Spirit in Early Modern China investigates how evolving forms of
Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism created and promulgated their
own concepts of the work ethic from the late seventh century into
the Qing dynasty. The book traces how religious leaders developed
the spiritual significance of labor and how merchants adopted this
religious work ethic, raising their status in Chinese society.
However, Yu argues, China's early modern mercantile spirit was
restricted by the imperial bureaucratic priority on social order.
He challenges Marxists who championed China's "sprouts of
capitalism" during the fifteenth through eighteenth centuries as
well as other modern scholars who credit Confucianism with
producing dramatic economic growth in East Asian countries. Yu
rejects the premise that China needed an early capitalist stage of
development; moreover, the East Asian capitalism that flourished in
the later half of the twentieth century was essentially part of the
spread of global capitalism. Now available in English translation,
this landmark work has been greatly influential among scholars in
East Asia since its publication in Chinese in 1987.
Why did modern capitalism not arise in late imperial China? One
famous answer comes from Max Weber, whose The Protestant Ethic and
the Spirit of Capitalism gave a canonical analysis of religious and
cultural factors in early modern European economic development. In
The Religions of China, Weber contended that China lacked the
crucial religious impetus to capitalist growth that Protestantism
gave Europe. The preeminent historian Ying-shih Yu offers a
magisterial examination of religious and cultural influences in the
development of China's early modern economy, both complement and
counterpoint to Weber's inquiry. The Religious Ethic and Mercantile
Spirit in Early Modern China investigates how evolving forms of
Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism created and promulgated their
own concepts of the work ethic from the late seventh century into
the Qing dynasty. The book traces how religious leaders developed
the spiritual significance of labor and how merchants adopted this
religious work ethic, raising their status in Chinese society.
However, Yu argues, China's early modern mercantile spirit was
restricted by the imperial bureaucratic priority on social order.
He challenges Marxists who championed China's "sprouts of
capitalism" during the fifteenth through eighteenth centuries as
well as other modern scholars who credit Confucianism with
producing dramatic economic growth in East Asian countries. Yu
rejects the premise that China needed an early capitalist stage of
development; moreover, the East Asian capitalism that flourished in
the later half of the twentieth century was essentially part of the
spread of global capitalism. Now available in English translation,
this landmark work has been greatly influential among scholars in
East Asia since its publication in Chinese in 1987.
The recipient of the Kluge Prize for lifetime achievement in the
humanities and the Tang Prize for "revolutionary research" in
Sinology, Ying-shih Yu is a premier scholar of Chinese studies.
Chinese History and Culture volumes 1 and 2 bring his extraordinary
oeuvre to English-speaking readers. Spanning two thousand years of
social, intellectual, and political change, the essays in these
volumes investigate two central questions through all aspects of
Chinese life: what core values sustained this ancient civilization
through centuries of upheaval, and in what ways did these values
survive in modern times? From Ying-shih Yu's perspective, the Dao,
or the Way, constitutes the inner core of Chinese civilization. His
work explores the unique dynamics between Chinese intellectuals'
discourse on the Dao, or moral principles for a symbolized ideal
world order, and their criticism of contemporary reality throughout
Chinese history. Volume 2 of Chinese History and Culture completes
Ying-shih Yu's systematic reconstruction and exploration of Chinese
thought over two millennia and its impact on Chinese identity.
Essays address the rise of Qing Confucianism, the development of
the Dai Zhen and Zhu Xi traditions, and the response of the
historian Zhang Xuecheng to the Dai Zhen approach. They take stock
of the thematic importance of Cao Xueqin's eighteenth-century
masterpiece Honglou meng (Dream of the Red Chamber) and the
influence of Sun Yat-sen's Three Principles of the People, as well
as the radicalization of China in the twentieth century and the
fundamental upheavals of modernization and revolution. Ying-shih Yu
also discusses the decline of elite culture in modern China, the
relationships among democracy, human rights, and Confucianism, and
changing conceptions of national history. He reflects on the
Chinese approach to history in general and the larger political and
cultural function of chronological biographies. By situating
China's modern encounter with the West in a wider historical frame,
this second volume of Chinese History and Culture clarifies its
more curious turns and contemplates the importance of a renewed
interest in the traditional Chinese values recognizing common
humanity and human dignity.
The recipient of the Kluge Prize for lifetime achievement in the
humanities and the Tang Prize for "revolutionary research" in
Sinology, Ying-shih Yu is a premier scholar of Chinese studies.
Chinese History and Culture volumes 1 and 2 bring his extraordinary
oeuvre to English-speaking readers. Spanning two thousand years of
social, intellectual, and political change, the essays in these
volumes investigate two central questions through all aspects of
Chinese life: what core values sustained this ancient civilization
through centuries of upheaval, and in what ways did these values
survive in modern times? From Yu Ying-shih's perspective, the Dao,
or the Way, constitutes the inner core of Chinese civilization. His
work explores the unique dynamics between Chinese intellectuals'
discourse on the Dao, or moral principles for a symbolized ideal
world order, and their criticism of contemporary reality throughout
Chinese history. Volume 1 of Chinese History and Culture explores
how the Dao was reformulated, expanded, defended, and preserved by
Chinese intellectuals up to the seventeenth century, guiding them
through history's darkest turns. Essays incorporate the evolving
conception of the soul and the afterlife in pre- and post-Buddhist
China, the significance of eating practices and social etiquette,
the move toward greater individualism, the rise of the Neo-Daoist
movement, the spread of Confucian ethics, and the growth of
merchant culture and capitalism. A true panorama of Chinese
culture's continuities and transition, Yu Ying-shih's two-volume
Chinese History and Culture gives readers of all backgrounds a
unique education in the meaning of Chinese civilization.
For much of the twentieth century, the May Fourth movement of
1919 was seen as the foundational moment of modernity in China.
Recent examinations of literary and cultural modernity in China
have, however, led to a questioning of this view. By approaching
May Fourth from novel perspectives, the authors of the eight
studies in this volume seek to contribute to the ongoing critique
of the movement.
The essays are centered on the intellectual and
cultural/historical motivations and practices behind May Fourth
discourse and highlight issues such as strategies of discourse
formation, scholarly methodologies, rhetorical dispositions, the
manipulation of historical sources, and the construction of
modernity by means of the reification of China's literary past.
A study on the economic relations between the Chinese and frontier
barbarians, during the Han Dynasty.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1967.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1967.
Lee Kuan Yew through the Eyes of Chinese Scholars is a compilation
of essays by highly-respected Chinese scholars in which they
evaluate the life, work and philosophy of Lee Kuan Yew, founding
Prime Minister of Singapore. Presenting a range of views from a
uniquely Chinese/Asian perspective, this book provides valuable
insights for those who wish to gain a fuller and deeper
understanding of Lee Kuan Yew - the man, as well as Singapore - his
nation.Marking the momentous event of his death as well as the 50th
anniversary of Singapore's independence in 2015, this compilation
reflects both the high regard in which Lee Kuan Yew is held across
the Chinese-speaking world as well as the reservations of a few.
The contributors are all ethnic Chinese from different academic
disciplines ranging from a Nobel laureate in physics, Chen-Ning
Yang, to historians, economists and political scientists. They
include Singaporeans such as Wang Gungwu and Chew Cheng Hai, as
well as scholars from China, the US and Hong Kong such as Yongnian
Zheng, Ying-Shih Yu, Lawrence Lau and Hang-Chi Lam among
others.Originally published in Chinese, this English translation
makes the material accessible to a wider English-reading audience.
Lee Kuan Yew through the Eyes of Chinese Scholars is a compilation
of essays by highly-respected Chinese scholars in which they
evaluate the life, work and philosophy of Lee Kuan Yew, founding
Prime Minister of Singapore. Presenting a range of views from a
uniquely Chinese/Asian perspective, this book provides valuable
insights for those who wish to gain a fuller and deeper
understanding of Lee Kuan Yew - the man, as well as Singapore - his
nation.Marking the momentous event of his death as well as the 50th
anniversary of Singapore's independence in 2015, this compilation
reflects both the high regard in which Lee Kuan Yew is held across
the Chinese-speaking world as well as the reservations of a few.
The contributors are all ethnic Chinese from different academic
disciplines ranging from a Nobel laureate in physics, Chen-Ning
Yang, to historians, economists and political scientists. They
include Singaporeans such as Wang Gungwu and Chew Cheng Hai, as
well as scholars from China, the US and Hong Kong such as Yongnian
Zheng, Ying-Shih Yu, Lawrence Lau and Hang-Chi Lam among
others.Originally published in Chinese, this English translation
makes the material accessible to a wider English-reading audience.
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