Coming Out of the Middle Ages: Comparative Reflections on China and the West (Chinese Studies on China)

Zhu, Weizheng; Hayhoe, Ruth

ISBN 10: 0873326385 / ISBN 13: 9780873326384

Published by Routledge, 1990

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Coming Out of the Middle Ages: Comparative Reflections on China and the West (Chinese Studies on China)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0873326385
• ISBN 13: 9780873326384
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The essays in this volume examine China's medievalism from the viewpoint of cultural history, philosophy and comparative literature. Contributors discuss the lingering effects of the Middle Ages on Chinese thought and industry, and assess how these attitudes affect China's relations with the West.

About the Author

Zhu Weicheng is Professor of History and Director of the Research Section on the History of Chine se Thought and Culture, Department of History, Fudan University, Shanghai., Ruth Hayhoe is an associate professor in the Higher Education Group, The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto.