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China Transformed: Historical Change and the Limits of European Experience

China Transformed: Historical Change and the Limits of European Experience


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The assumption still made in much social science research that Europe provides a universal model of development is fundamentally mistaken, according to the author of this study. The solution however, is not, he says, simply to reject Eurocentric norms, but to build complementary perspectives, such as a Sinocentric one, to evaluate current understandings of European developments. A genuinely comparative perspective, he argues, will free China from wrong expectations and will allow those working on European problems to recognize the distinct character of Western development. Wong compares the growth of capitalism and the formation of national states in modern Europe with economic and political changes in China and explains that a crucial rupture occurred when European industrialization set new conditions for material and social life. He contrasts Chinese and European political changes and explores the implications of social protest, economic change and state-making by comparing grain seizures, tax resistance and revolution as they occurred in both areas. Only by evaluating where China and Europe appear to coverage and diverge and by analyzing whether convergence reflects similar underlying processes, he argues, can we successfully situate the trajectories of both realms in world historical development.

About the Author :
R. Bin Wong is Professor of History and Director of the UCLA Asia Institute. He is coauthor of Nourish the People: State Civilian Granaries in China, 1650-1850 and of Societies and Cultures in World History.

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A surprisingly easy read with contents well laid-out and cases well presented.... Wong's work serves as a good reference. (Journal of Economic History) This new work by R. Bin Wong is much more than just another important historical monograph on China.... It is nothing less than a bold and inspiring manifesto which spells out plainly for us why conducting broad comparisons with different historical arcs traced in other parts of the world can be so essential to our writing better histories of China.... Engaging and accessible. (Journal of Asian Studies) An extraordinary thematic discourse on the similarities and differences of Chinese and European developments. (Choice) Never before has a China historian produced a book of such vast scope that carefully and deliberately brings China and Europe into a single framework of analysis, one that evenhandedly addresses both ends of Eurasia with no prior assumptions about the universality of European themes.... This is an inquiring, thoughtful, large-spirited, and sharply thought-provoking work.... China scholars, from apprentices deciding on dissertation topics to experienced researchers thinking about their next project, will find gold in these pages and a friendly guide to ore.... One could not wish for a more stimulating read. (China Review International) This masterful study... is much needed and deserves a wide audience. As Wong says himself, his intention is to 'persuade people to ponder these problems and formulate additional solutions.' He has performed an admirable task. - Michael Tsin (International Labor and Working Class History) Wong is very eloquent indeed.... It is impossible to summarize all the book's riches or insights.... The book is enormously praiseworthy for its ambition, erudition, and resourcefulness. (American Historical Review)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780801432545
  • Publisher: Cornell University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Cornell University Press
  • Height: 235 mm
  • No of Pages: 352
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Historical Change and the Limits of European Experience
  • Width: 155 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0801432545
  • Publisher Date: 07 Jan 1998
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 352
  • Spine Width: 28 mm
  • Weight: 907 gr


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