Intellectual Discourse in Reform Era China - 9780367026974

Taylor & Francis

Intellectual Discourse in Reform Era ChinaThe Debate on the Spirit of the Humanities in the 1990s\nAuthor(s): Giorgio Strafella\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367026974, 978-0367026974\nSynopsis\nThis book explores intellectual discourse in reform era China by analysing the so-called debate on the spirit of the Humanities, which occurred in the years [tel], and which is recognised by scholars as one of the most interesting, influential and important debates of the 1990s. This debate, in which Chinese intellectuals reflected on reform-era mass culture and on their role in society, was the first debate in China after the crackdown of 1989 and the launch of new economic reforms after Deng Xiaopings 1992 southern tour. The book, drawing on a large corpus of texts and a wide range of individual positions, demonstrates how Chinese intellectuals, having to face the combination of political repression and economic lib.