Modernization of the Human: A Study of the Transformation of National Character in Modern China

Author: Yuan Hongliang
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: From the perspective of the history of social development, the modern history of China after the Opium War was essentially a gradual process of moving towards modernization, which is also the realization of a dual modern transformation of society and individuals. The author of this book, starting from the perspective of the modern transformation of individuals, is committed to an intellectual history examination of the discourse on the transformation of national character among the intellectual circles in the modern period (after the Opium War to the eve of the Great Revolution). By defining the concept of "national character," the book not only systematically examines, explores, and interprets the development process, basic content, and main inherent conflicts of the transformation of modern Chinese national character from three aspects—culture, social psychology, and behavioral patterns—but also selects three representative thinkers and Li Daizhao, Chen Duxiu, and Lu Xun, conducting case analyses of their early thoughts on the transformation of national character. This approach provides different perspectives and a broader vision to unfold the rich connotations of the transformation of modern Chinese national character, explore and reveal its unique patterns, and offer valuable references for building socialism with Chinese characteristics in the modern era.