Vibrations and Conflicts: Thoughts and Society in China's Early Modernization Process

Author: Zhou Jiming
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: The modernization of China began in the late late Qing Dynasty in the 19th century. Since China's modernization is of the "late-developing and externally driven" type, various social conflicts and contradictions are particularly intense. This book analyzes the shocks and conflicts on China's path to modernization, including the rise of anti-traditional thought in the late late Qing Dynasty, rural unrest, debates over industrialization, and the spread of secret societies. It also provides an in-depth analysis of the thoughts and society during China's early modernization process. The book is divided into 7 chapters, with the theme of shocks and conflicts, and conducts an in-depth study of the thoughts and society during China's early modernization process from aspects such as the rise of anti-traditional thought, rural unrest, the spread of secret societies and the "secret society culture" of modern China, debates over industrialization, from "Westernization" to total Westernization, and the "Neo-Confucian compilation" thought.