Confucianism, colonialism, and the Cold War : Chinese cultural education at Hong Kong's New Asia College, 1949-63 / by Grace Ai-Ling Chou.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chou, Grace Ai-Ling.

Series:

Ideas, history, and modern China ; v. 4.

Ideas, history, and modern China ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese University of Hong Kong. New Asia College--History--20th century.

Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Chinese University of Hong Kong. New Asia College.

Higher education and state--China--Hong Kong.

Higher education and state.

Cold War.

History.

China--Hong Kong.

Physical Description:

255 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Summary:

The college was founded, says Chou (history, Lingnan U., Hong Kong) with the goal of representing, rejuvenating, promoting, and sustaining Chinese culture in the British colony while China was undergoing a phase of radical rejection of Chinese culture under the recently triumphant Communist government. She traces the history of the institution from its founding until it became Chinese University in 1963. The stages of the tale are constructing cultural education around Chinese identity in exile; the investment of American non-governmental organizations in containing communism and promoting culture; colonial policy and cultural evaluation; and negotiating a Chinese University with symbols, standards, and content. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789004182479

9004182470

OCLC:

748329865