The Appropriation of Cultural Capital - China’s May Fourth Project

For much of the twentieth century, the May Fourth movement of 1919 was seen as the foundational moment of modernity in China. Recent examinations of literary and cultural modernity in China have, however, led to a questioning of this view. By approaching May Fourth from novel perspectives, the authors of the eight studies in this volume seek to contribute to the ongoing critique of the movement.
The essays are centered on the intellectual and cultural/historical motivations and practices behind May Fourth discourse and highlight issues such as strategies of discourse formation, scholarly methodologies, rhetorical dispositions, the manipulation of historical sources, and the construction of modernity by means of the reification of China's literary past.

Riassunto

The authors of this volume seek to approach the May Fourth movement of 1919 from novel perspectives and contribute to the ongoing critique of the movement. The essays are centered on the intellectual and cultural/historical motivations and practices behind May Fourth discourse.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: M. Doleuzelova-Velingerova, Milena Dolezelova, Oldurich Kral
• Con la collaborazione di: Milena Dolezelova-Velingerova (Editore), Old& Kral (Editore), Oldrich Kral (Editore), Graham Sanders (Editore)
• Editore: Harvard University, Asia Center
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.03.2002
• EAN: 9780674007864
• ISBN: 978-0-674-00786-4
• Pagine: 374
• Dimensioni: 162 mm x 234 mm x 29 mm
• Peso: 667 g
• Serie: Harvard East Asian Monographs; Harvard East Asian Monographs; Harvard East Asian Monographs (HUP)
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie