Chinese Utopianism offers a new explanation of extreme radicalism in Chinese reform movements from the late nineteenth century through the Cultural Revolution and into the post-Mao era. By studying comparable Japanese and Russian reforms that have, in contrast, pulled their societies back toward the center, Shiping Hua demonstrates how datong-an ancient concept that can be translated as "great harmony"-and other elements of Chinese thought have led China down a unique political path.
ISBN: | 9780804761611 |
Publication date: | 1st January 2009 |
Author: | Shiping Hua |
Publisher: | Stanford University Press |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 186 pages |
Genres: |
Comparative politics |