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Autore |
Shi Zhiyu <1958-, > |
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Titolo |
Civilization, nation and modernity in East Asia / / Chih-yu Shih |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-87441-4 |
9786613715722 |
1-136-30711-7 |
1-136-30710-9 |
0-203-11799-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge advances in Asia-Pacific studies ; ; 12 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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National characteristics, East Asian |
East and West |
National characteristics, Chinese |
National characteristics, Japanese |
Electronic books. |
East Asia Civilization Philosophy |
China Civilization Philosophy |
Japan Civilization Philosophy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; Introduction: Asian betweenness: the civilizational nation and national civilization; PART I An Asian intellectual path to the universal self: Asianism in theoretical discourse; 1 What is the world? The beginning of world history in Asianism; 2 What is the West? The oriental self that has no 'other'; 3 What is China? An epistemological threat to Japan's place; PART II An Asian intellectual path to the universal self: Asianism in practical discourse; 4 Bridge of civilizations in nothingness: the Manchukuo recast |
5 Son of East Asia: a quest for transcendence in colonial TaiwanPART III The national self and the multiple appropriations of China: reconstructing international relations; 6 Retrieving the lost choice: how |
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does death matter in Confucian IR?; 7 Assigning role characteristics to China on the rise: role state vs ego state; 8 Justifying non-intervention: East Asian schools of international relations?; PART IV The national self and the multiple appropriations of China: reconstructing China; 9 Substituting self-governance for global governance: the statist theme of responsibility |
10 Doing away with nationalism? Emerging liberal plea for self-transformationConclusion: race for harmony: Galton's civilizational puzzle; Notes; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book explores the crisis of cultural identity which has assaulted Asian countries since Western countries began to have a profound impact on Asia in the nineteenth century. Confronted by Western 'civilization' and by 'modernity', Asian countries have been compelled to rethink their identity, and to consider how they should relate to Western 'civilization' and 'modernity'. The result, the author argues, has been a redefining by Asian countries of their own character as nations, and an adaptation of 'civilization' and 'modernity' to their own special conditions. Asian nations, the author |
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