Rise of the East: Three Paths to Modernization

Author: He Chuanqi
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Publish Date: 2003-04-01
Features: Before 2000, the West had a powerful Roman Empire, while the East had a prosperous Han Dynasty. In the following years, they declined one after another. 500 years ago, the West experienced the Renaissance, followed by the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, and the Industrial Revolution, achieving a great revival. 500 years later, the East is swept by waves of modernization, with its economic development attracting worldwide attention, and the path of revival becoming increasingly clear. In the 21st century, can the East be revived? Can China become strong? This book answers this question from three aspects. First, the historical background of the Eastern revival—9 facts and 20 trends in world development, which depict the coordinates of human civilization's progress. Second, the ideological foundation of the Eastern revival—9 theories of world modernization, which elaborate the general theory of world modernization. Third, the strategic choices for the Eastern revival—three paths of modernization: the pioneering second modernization, the proactive catching-up modernization, and the comprehensive leapfrogging modernization. This book serves as a reference for those concerned with modernization and national revival.