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 |