TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schulte Nordholt,Henk
TI  - China and the Barbarians: Resisting the Western World Order 
SN  - 9789400602892
U1  - 327.51 
PY  - 2018///]
CY  - Leiden
PB  - Leiden University Press
KW  - Asian Studies
KW  - East Asia and North East Asia
KW  - Leiden University Press
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Politics and Government
KW  - HISTORY / Asia / China
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - China, Chinese Restoration, Xi Jinping, Confucianism, Communism, Chinese identity, Chinese philosophers
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Note on Spelling --; Overview of China’s administrative divisions (2011) --; Prologue --; Introduction --; 1 – The Lofty Classical Order --; 2 – The Century of Humiliation --; 3 – A New Beginning --; 4 – Xi Jinping Has a Dream --; 5 – The Eternal Party --; 6 – An Alternative to the Party? --; 7 – The Experience of History: From Supremacy to Shame --; 8 – Foreign Policy under Mao and Deng:From Rebellion to Harmony --; 9 – The New Nationalism --; 10 – The Party on a Dead-End Street --; 11 – The Third Way --; 12 – The World of the Great Harmony --; Epilogue --; Acknowledgements --; Chronological overview of dynasties in China --; Chairmen and Party Secretaries of the People’s Republic of China --; Notes --; Works Consulted --; Illustration Credits --; Index of Persons; restricted access
N2  - "Since times immemorial China regarded its culture, philosophy and statecraft as superior to all other nations, hence the saying Hua Yi Zhi Bian ( .)- China and the barbarians are different. In the so-called ‘Age of Humiliation’ (1839-1949), Western and Japanese imperialists reduced the old empire to a semi-colony. China has now regained its economic and military strength, but what drives its domestic and foreign policy? President Xi Jinping has declared that ‘Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era’ is at hand, but China can better be described as a country in search of a new identity. The philosopher Tu Weiming sees China as a battlefield of Socialism, Liberalism and Confucianism. The outcome of this struggle will have profound repercussions. Continuation of the present policy will only lead to increased tensions with its neighbours, because the Communist Party claims that only she can restore China’s rightful position under heaven. Beijing’s land reclamation in the South China Sea and the ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative are foremost driven by a yearning to restore the days of China’s imperial grandeur. If China choses the ‘third way’ of blending the Confucian meritocratic tradition with a western style representative government, a clash with its neighbours and the United States can be avoided. China and the barbarians offers a fascinating insight into the thinking of China’s philosophers and powerbrokers of the past and present. Interviews with eight prominent Chinese intellectuals add an authentic ring to this book."
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