Schwartz on China (Hardcover)

Author: Xu Jilin, edited by Song Hong
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: In the history of international Sinology after World War II, Schwarcz was an outstanding figure. During his nearly fifty years of academic career, he engaged in the study of modern Chinese history, the history of modern Chinese thought, and the history of pre-Qin Chinese thought, leaving behind influential works in all three fields. Three books can serve as representatives: The Communist Movement in China and the Rise of Mao, In Search of Modernity: Yan Fu and China's Encounter with the West. Additionally, he authored works such as China and Other Matters and The Value of Chinese Culture. Moreover, Schwarcz's thought is reflected in his essays, which are scattered across various publications, most of which have been introduced into the Chinese-speaking world. East China Normal University held a conference in December to commemorate and discuss Schwarcz. Mr. Xu Jilin and Editor Song Hong compiled nearly all of Schwarcz's important essays on China, as well as significant research and tributes to Schwarcz, to create this book in honor of the 90th anniversary of Professor Benjamin I. Schwarcz's birth. The book includes 38 of Schwarcz's essays, organized into three sections: On Ancient Chinese Thought, On Sino-Western Modern Thought, and On Chinese Politics. It also features five dialogues and interviews with Schwarcz, compiled under Dialogues and Interviews. An appendix includes 28 articles, divided into Studies on Schwarcz's Thought and Biography and Tributes, with contributions from Lin Yusheng, Lin Tongqi,,, Li Ouwan, Tu Weiming, and others. This book is dedicated to commemorating Professor Schwarcz's 90th anniversary, focusing on diversely showcasing Schwarcz and his academic thought. It includes 38 of Schwarcz's essays, organized into three sections: On Ancient Chinese Thought, On Sino-Western Modern Thought, and On Chinese Politics. It also features five dialogues and interviews with Schwarcz, compiled under Dialogues and Interviews. An appendix includes 28 articles, divided into Studies on Schwarcz's Thought and Biography and Tributes.