Description: China Transformed : Historical Change and the Limits of European Experience, Paperback by Wong, R. Bin, ISBN 0801483271, ISBN-13 9780801483271, Brand New, Free shipping in the US
"This bold, intellectually ambitious, and wholly original book challenges the way in which Western social science understands China.... It will set the standard for all future comparative and theoretical research on China."—Timothy Brook, Stanford University"This is a most extraordinary book. Wongs approach is to explore carefully similarities and differences between Chinese and European development over the long term, highlighting themes related to state-making and popular action. This is by far the most sophisticated, extended discussion of imperial and modern China in comparative perspective that I have seen."—Peter C. Perdue, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyThe assumption still made in much social science research that Europe provides a universal model of development is fundamentally mistaken, according to R. Bin Wong. The solution is not, however, simply to reject Eurocentric norms but to build complementary perspectives, such as a Sinocentric one, to evaluate current understandings of European developments. A genuinely comparative perspective, he argues, will free China from wrong expectations and will allow those working on European problems to recognize the distinct character of Western development.
The assumption still made in much social science research that Europe provides a universal model of development is fundamentally mistaken, according to R. Bin Wong. The solution is not, however, simply to reject Eurocentric norms but to build complementary perspectives, such as a Sinocentric one, to evaluate current understandings of European developments. A genuinely comparative perspective, he argues, will free China from wrong expectations and will allow those working on European problems to recognize the distinct character of Western development.
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Book Title: China Transformed : Historical Change and the Limits of European Experience
Number of Pages: 352 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 1999
Topic: Sociology / General, Economic Conditions, Comparative Politics, Asia / China, Europe / General
Illustrator: Yes
Features: Reprint
Genre: Political Science, Social Science, Business & Economics, History
Item Weight: 32 Oz
Item Length: 9.1 in
Author: R. Bin Wong
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
