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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465001203321

Autore

Xu Xiaoqun <1954->

Titolo

Cosmopolitanism, nationalism, and individualism in modern China : the Chenbao fukan and the new cultural era, 1918-1928 / / Xiaoqun Xu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-7391-8915-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (277 p.)

Disciplina

079/.51

Soggetti

Chinese newspapers - Social aspects - History - 20th century

Chinese newspapers - Political aspects - China - History - 20th century

Cosmopolitanism - China - History - 20th century

Nationalism - China - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Social Agendas and Personal Tastes; 2 Cosmopolitanism, Nationalism, and Colonial Hierarchy; 3 Individual Cosmopolitans and Cultural Capital; 4 Placing China in the World of Colonial Hierarchy; 5 Cultural Legacy and Scientific Methods; 6 Life, Love, and Nation; Conclusion; Appendix: Names and Terms; References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Cosmopolitanism, Nationalism, and Individualism in Modern China explores Chinese intellectual life and cultural practices in the New Culture era of modern China by examining an influential newspaper supplement published in Beijing during 1918-1928, as well as other contemporary sources. Xu highlights a key intellectual-moral paradox in Chinese discourses between cosmopolitanism as an idealistic aspiration and nationalism as a practical imperative, both in complex relationship to individualism, and in constant negotiations between Chinese tr