"Since the Cold War ended, China has become a global symbol of disregard for human rights, while the United States has positioned itself as the world's chief exporter of the rule of law. How did lawlessness become an axiom about Chineseness rather than a fact needing to be verif…
After the Cold War, how did China become a global symbol of disregard for human rights, while the U.S. positioned itself as the chief exporter of the rule of law? Teemu Ruskola investigates globally circulating narratives about what law is and who has it, and shows how "legal Or…
China: the pessoptimist nation
China is fast becoming the next superpower - a rise that presents a challenge to the world economically, politically and culturally. Drawing on extensive new Chinese sources, Professor Callahan sheds light on how Chinese people understand their changing place, and what that migh…
China is fast becoming the next superpower - a rise that presents a challenge to the world economically, politically and culturally. Drawing on extensive new Chinese sources, Professor Callahan sheds light on how Chinese people understand their changing place, and what that migh…
"Throughout the twentieth century, American filmmakers have embraced cinematic representations of China. Beginning with D.W. Griffith's silent classic Broken Blossoms (1919) and ending with the computer-animated Kung Fu Panda (2008), this book explores China's changing role in t…
Throughout the twentieth century, American filmmakers have embraced cinematic representations of China. Beginning with D.W. Griffith's silent classic Broken Blossoms (1919) and ending with the computer-animated Kung Fu Panda (2008), this book explores China's changing role in th…
Introduction : judging "schemes of oeconomy"--Travelling knowledge in the "discerning age" : ethnography and Enlightenment -- "The most unscrupulous people on earth" : the paradox of China's commercial spirit -- "Your beggarly commerce!" China and international trade -- "The sci…
Introduction : judging "schemes of oeconomy"--Travelling knowledge in the "discerning age" : ethnography and Enlightenment -- "The most unscrupulous people on earth" : the paradox of China's commercial spirit -- "Your beggarly commerce!" China and international trade -- "The sci…
"Challenging the modern equation of China with geographical otherness, spirituality/textuality, masculinity, and tradition, this rich and nuanced study allows complex and dynamic perceptions of China to emerge, Sakaki's grasp of postmodern thought, her engagement with both Japan…
By examining how the Middle Kingdom has been portrayed by foreigners and the Chinese themselves, this volume advances a new perspective in our reading and interpretation of the Chinese past by placing these producers and presenters of China in the spotlight. The chapters probe h…
