Why China did not have a renaissance - and why that matters : an interdisciplinary dialogue / Thomas Maissen and Barbara Mittler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maissen, Thomas, 1962- author.

Mittler, Barbara, 1968- author.

Series:

Critical readings in global intellectual history ; volume 1.

Critical readings in global intellectual history, 2568-843X ; volume 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Renaissance.

China--History--Ming dynasty, 1368-1644.

China.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 240 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : Walter de Gruyter, [2018]

Summary:

"Concepts of historical progress or decline and the idea of a cycle of historical movement have existed in many civilizations. In spite of claims that they be transnational or even universal, periodization schemes invariably reveal specific social and cultural predispositions.<br />Our dialogue, which brings together a Sinologist and a scholar of early modern History in Europe, considers periodization as a historical phenomenon, studying the case of the "Renaissance." Understood in the tradition of J. Burckhardt, who referred back to ideas voiced by the humanists of the 14th and 15th centuries, and focusing on the particularities of humanist dialogue which informed the making of the "Renaissance" in Italy, our discussion highlights elements that distinguish it from other movements that have proclaimed themselves as "r/Renaissances," studying, in particular, the Chinese Renaissance in the early 20th century.<br />While disagreeing on several fundamental issues, we suggest that interdisciplinary and interregional dialogue is a format useful to addressing some of the more far-reaching questions in global history, e.g. whether and when a periodization scheme such as "Renaissance" can fruitfully be applied to describe non-European experiences"-- Provided by publisher.

"This book takes the form of an interdisciplinary dialogue on periodization in global history. Focusing on the Renaissance, the aim is to question whether, when and how periodization schemes, which invariably reveal specific historical and cultural leanings, can fruitfully be applied outside of their "place of first occurrence." The analytical perspectives offered in the book are supplemented by readings from primary sources"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Europe : secularizing teleological models / Thomas Maissen

China : engendering teleological models / Barbara Mittler

The view from Europe : the Renaissance / Thomas Maissen

The view from China : r/Renaissances / Barbara Mittler.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Maissen, Thomas, 1962- author. Why China did not have a renaissance - and why that matters

ISBN:

9783110573961

3110573962

OCLC:

1037887225

Publisher Number:

99977267442