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The Harvard-Yenching Institute and cultural engineering : remaking the humanities in China, 1924-1951
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The Harvard-Yenching Institute and cultural engineering : remaking the humanities in China, 1924-1951 / Shuhua Fan.
ISBN
9780739168509 (cloth : alkaline paper)
9780739168516 (electronic)
Publication
Lanham : Lexington Books, 2014.
Physical Description
xxxvii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary
"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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Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 15, 2014
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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