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Assistiamo oggi a un processo epocale: la Cina, il paese più popoloso del mondo, sta entrando con tutto il suo peso economico, politico e culturale nella comunità globale, secondo ritmi e leggi ancora tutti da verificare, ma ben lontani da quelli che le potenze coloniali volevano un tempo imporre. A fronte di questa pacifica rivoluzione, l'universo cinese ancora attende di essere esplorato secondo percorsi che affianchino consapevolezza storica e uno sguardo culturalmente attrezzato sul presente. La nuova Cina infatti si apre all'Occidente e al tempo stesso si riaccosta alla propria tradizione millenaria, riannodando un filo che l'ortodossia maoista aveva spezzato. Questo saggio, muovendosi sul doppio piano della storia e dell'analisi, offre un quadro articolato e problematico degli aspetti essenziali del paese: dalla controversa questione della modernità cinese e dei suoi rapporti col passato alle relazioni col mondo occidentale, dall'economia alla cultura. La Postfazione di Alessandra C. Lavagnino dialoga con i temi più scottanti, aggiornando la prospettiva agli eventi recentissimi e proponendo ulteriori elementi di riflessione.
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- Pagine: 189
- Data di uscita: 17-09-2009
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https://nwhyte.livejournal.com/3413280.html It's a good readable, brief and almost breezy introduction to China as it has developed in the last century or so. By taking modern China as his subject, he more of less starts with the 1911 revolution (with occasional contextualising from the past) and arg Leggi tutto
ถ้าในแง่ Brief Introduction เล่มนี้ทำได้ค่อนข้างดีเลยทีเดียว แต่ไม่ค่อยชอบสไตล์การเรียบเรียงของเล่มนี้เท่าไหร่ ที่กระโดดไปกระโดดมา อ้างอิง คศ ยุ่บยั่บ แต่บทนำยาวเหยียดกลับไม่ได้ปูพื้นฐานว่า คศ ที่อ้างอิงนั้นอยู่ในยุคใดบ้าง ทำให้บางที่พอแบ่งมาแตะเป็นเรื่องๆ แล้วนึกภาพไม่ออกว่า เอ๊ะ แล้วนี่มันอยู่ในยุ Leggi tutto
I read this book for a political comparison class, and I found it generally vague and unhelpful. At almost every point, it would state the "commonly accepted view" and then immediately contradict that view, but not to the point where you could draw any solid conclusions. I have a somewhat broader un Leggi tutto
I love these books. Great introduction into the history of modern China. The more Americans understand our biggest competitor, the better.
I know what they (and I) say about the Very Short Introductions, ... but this one was actually really good. It didn't really feel like an introduction, more introductory to a more nuanced question than 'basic' history as in recounting of the historical events. This is a feeling I had a few times rea Leggi tutto
The first few chapters do a very good job of presenting the last 100 years of Chinese history. Some of the "commentary" chapters towards the end are a bit less "tight". I particularly resent the author's attempt to introduce Berlin's concepts of positive and negative freedom, which he obviously is n Leggi tutto
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