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Liberal cosmopolitan

by Qian, Suoqiao.
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Series: Ideas, history, and modern China, 1875-9394 ; . v. 3 Published by : Brill, (Leiden ; | Boston :) Physical details: x, 271 p.
Subject(s): Lin, Yutang, -- 1895-1976 -- Criticism and interpretation. | Lin, Yutang, -- 1895-1976 -- Political and social views. | Cosmopolitanism -- China -- History. | China -- Intellectual life -- 20th century. | Electronic books.
Year: 2011
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: re-discovering Lin Yutang in the post-Mao era -- Chinese modernity: nationalism, imperialism, and the liberal cosmopolitan alternative -- Enlightenment and national salvation: the politics of a liberal nationalist -- "Little critic:" "returned" professionals and the cosmopolitan modern -- A cross-cultural aesthetics of life: translating "xingling" into "self-expression," "xianshi" into "leisure" and "humor" into "youmo" -- Oriental other: the business of translating Chinese and American cultures -- Cosmopolitan difference: critique of imperialism and debating "Chinahands" -- Conclusion: what a liberal cosmopolitan alternative means for contemporary Chinese intellectual dilemma -- Appendix. Chronology of Lin Yutang.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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