Confucianism and the Chinese self : re-examining Max Weber's China /
Setting the context for the upheavals and transformations of contemporary China, this text provides a re-assessment of Max Weber's celebrated sociology of China. Returning to the sources drawn on by Weber in The Religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism, it offers an informed account of the Ch...
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Palgrave Macmillan,
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Publisher Address: | Singapore : |
Publication Dates: | [2017] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Summary: |
Setting the context for the upheavals and transformations of contemporary China, this text provides a re-assessment of Max Weber's celebrated sociology of China. Returning to the sources drawn on by Weber in The Religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism, it offers an informed account of the Chinese institutions discussed and a concise discussion of Weber's writings on 'the rise of modern capitalism'. Notably it subjects Weber's argument to critical scrutiny, arguing that he drew upon sources which infused the central European imagination of the time, constructing a sense of China in Europe, |
Carrier Form: | xv, 213 pages ; 22 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9789811062889 (hardback) : 9811062889 (hardback) |
Index Number: | BL1840 |
CLC: | B222.2 |
Call Number: | B222.2/B228 |