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China transformed : historical change and the limits of European experience / R. Bin Wong.
LIBRA DS735 .W79 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wong, Roy Bin.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- China--History.
- China.
- History.
- Europe--History.
- Europe.
- China--Economic conditions.
- Economic conditions.
- China--Social conditions.
- Social conditions.
- Europe--Economic conditions.
- Europe--Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- x, 327 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1997.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-320) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0801432545
- 0801483271
- OCLC:
- 37157227
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