Towards an understanding of Chinese modernity
Some methodological issues
A community of critical intellectuals
The main arguments of the book
The structure of the book
The push of Westernized radicalism
The early East-West debate
The advocacy of thorough Westernization
Total Westernization : the advocacy of a fervent nationalist
The decline of Westernized radicalism
A critique of Westernized radicalism
The pull of cultural conservatism
The rise of modern Chinese conservatism
Easternization : the quest for cultural equality
Central themes of the conservative counter-discourse
Tiaohelun : the doctrine of mediation and harmony
New Confucianism
Reflections on cultural conservatism
The politics of modern Chinese conservatism
Nationalism, modernity and politicocultural nationalism
The politicocultural thought of Liang Shuming and Zhang Junmai
The politics of China-based cultural reconstruction
Wartime politicocultural nationalism
The political thought of the warring states group
Liberalism in China and Chinese liberal thought
The rise of Chinese liberalism
The liberals as a differentiated category
How was liberalism understood in modern China?
The features and concerns of Chinese liberal thought
Liberal thought, cultural radicalism, cultural conservatism
The state, government and rule of law
What did a strong Chinese state mean?
Omnipotent government and government with a plan
Good government and government by "good men"
The rule of law
The rise of reformist socialist thought
The socialist discourse, 1919
The 1920 controversy : capitalism versus socialism
Zhang Junmai and the German influence
The influence of British socialism
A liberal response to the Soviet experiment of the 1920s
Protosocialism in ancient Chinese thought
From state socialism to social democracy
State socialist thought up to 1945
Postwar social democratic thought
Conclusion
Glossary.
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The intellectual foundations of Chinese modernity : cultural and political thought in the Republican era by Edmund S. K. Fung. ISBN 9780521195119. Published by Cambridge University Press in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
