The Harvard-Yenching Institute and cultural engineering : remaking the humanities in China, 1924-1951
Title:
The Harvard-Yenching Institute and cultural engineering : remaking the humanities in China, 1924-1951
Author:
Fan, Shuhua, author.
ISBN:
9780739168509
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Publication Information:
Lanham : Lexington Books, c2014.
Physical Description:
xxxvii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Introduction: Understanding a transnational cultural project -- Creating a transnational institution (1924-1928) -- The project successfully launched (1928-1937) -- War and the challenges of Elisseeff : operating under adversity (1937-1945) -- Frustrated dreams of recovering Chinese humanities (1945-1949) -- The end of an American enterprise in China (1949-1951) -- Conclusion: The HYI's cultural engineering as a bridge between East and West.
Abstract:
"Using the world-renowned Harvard-Yenching Institute as a case study, this book is the first comprehensive examination of the transfer of Western/American humanities knowledge to promote modern humanities in China during the first half of the twentieth century. The book adopts the concept of 'cultural engineering' to move beyond the polarization between a 'modernization' thesis and a 'cultural imperialism' argument and stresses the complex multi-layered interactions among Americans and Chinese in U.S.-China relations"--Provided by publisher.
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Bibliographical References:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-236) and index.
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