Plato Goes to China: The Greek Classics and Chinese Nationalism

by Shadi Bartsch

Book Overview

The surprising story of how Greek classics are being pressed into use in contemporary China to support the regime's political agenda

As improbable as it may sound, an illuminating way to understand today's China and how it views the West is to look at the astonishing ways Chinese intellectuals are interpreting--or is it misinterpreting?--the Greek classics. In Plato Goes to China, Shadi Bartsch offers a provocative look at...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691229597
• ISBN13: 9780691229591
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.6" x 8.6"