Chinese Utopianism: A Comparative Study of Reformist Thought with Japan and Russia, 1898-1997

by Shiping Hua

Book Overview

Chinese Utopianism offers a new explanation of extreme radicalism in Chinese reform movements from the late nineteenth century through the Cultural Revolution and into the post-Mao era. By studying comparable Japanese and Russian reforms that have, in contrast, pulled their societies back toward the center, Shiping Hua demonstrates how datong-an ancient concept that can be translated as "great harmony"-and other elements of Chinese thought have led China down a unique political path.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804761612
• ISBN13: 9780804761611
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"