Description: One of China's most influential intellectuals questions the validity of thinking about Chinese history and its legacy from a Western conceptual framework. Wang Hui argues that we need to more fully understand China's past in order to imagine alternative ways of conceiving Asia and world order.
Brief description: Wang Hui is Distinguished Professor of Literature and History at Tsinghua University and founding Director of the Tsinghua Institute for Advanced Study in Humanities and Social Sciences. His books include China's Twentieth Century, China from Empire to Nation-State, The Politics of Imagining Asia, and China's New Order.
Review Quotes: Written by one of the most noted, as well as controversial, Chinese scholars, this anthology offers a unique opportunity for China watchers around the world to peek into and appreciate the complex intellectual world of contemporary China...The book is quite valuable for understanding the nuances of nationalist thinking in today's China.--Q. E. Wang "Choice" (12/1/2011 12:00:00 AM)