| Description |
1 online resource (x, 271 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Ideas, history, and modern China,
1875-9394 ;
v. 3
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Ideas, history, and modern China ; v. 3.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: re-discovering Lin Yutang in the post-Mao era -- Chinese modernity: nationalism, imperialism, and the liberal cosmopolitan alternative -- Enlightenment and national salvation: the politics of a liberal nationalist -- "Little critic:" "returned" professionals and the cosmopolitan modern -- A cross-cultural aesthetics of life: translating "xingling" into "self-expression," "xianshi" into "leisure" and "humor" into "youmo" -- Oriental other: the business of translating Chinese and American cultures -- Cosmopolitan difference: critique of imperialism and debating "Chinahands" -- Conclusion: what a liberal cosmopolitan alternative means for contemporary Chinese intellectual dilemma -- Appendix. Chronology of Lin Yutang. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Lin, Yutang, 1895-1976 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Lin, Yutang, 1895-1976. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Lin, Yutang, 1895-1976 -- Political and social views.
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Political and social views. |
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Cosmopolitanism -- China -- History.
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Cosmopolitanism. |
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China. |
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History. |
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China -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
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Intellectual life. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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1900 - 1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Qian, Suoqiao. Liberal cosmopolitan. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011 9789004192133 (DLC) 2010033348 (OCoLC)657080401 |
| ISBN |
9789004192140 (electronic book) |
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900419214X (electronic book) |
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9789004192133 |
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9004192131 |
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