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Timothy Cheek, “The Intellectual in Modern Chinese History” (Cambridge UP, 2015)

New Books in East Asian Studies

English - May 02, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
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In the preface to his new book, Timothy Cheek calls out a widespread tendency to focus on dissidents when engaging with Chinese intellectuals. (This is a problem insofar as we use these intellectuals as a mirror for our own concerns, hopes, and fears.) Instead, The Intellectual in Modern Chinese History...
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In the preface to his new book, Timothy Cheek calls out a widespread tendency to focus on dissidents when engaging with Chinese intellectuals. (This is a problem insofar as we use these intellectuals as a mirror for our own concerns, hopes, and fears.) Instead, The Intellectual in Modern Chinese History...

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