China in the World: Culture, Politics, and World Vision

by Ban Wang

Book Overview

In China in the World , Ban Wang traces the evolution of modern China from the late nineteenth century to the present. With a focus on tensions and connections between national formation and international outlooks, Wang shows how ancient visions persist even as China has adopted and revised the Western nation-state form. The concept of tianxia, meaning "all under heaven," has constantly been updated into modern outlooks that value unity, equality,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478010843
• ISBN13: 9781478010845
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"