Cosmopolitanism, Nationalism, and Individualism in Modern China

The book analyzes aspects of intellectual life and cultural practices in the New Culture era of modern China by examining an influcential newspaper supplement published in Beijing during 1918-1928, along with other contemporary sources. It highlights a key intellectual-moral paradox in Chinese disourses between cosmopolitanism as an idealistic aspiration and nationalism as a pr...

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The book analyzes aspects of intellectual life and cultural practices in the New Culture era of modern China by examining an influcential newspaper supplement published in Beijing during 1918-1928, along with other contemporary sources. It highlights a key intellectual-moral paradox in Chinese disourses between cosmopolitanism as an idealistic aspiration and nationalism as a practical imparative, both in complext relationship to indivudialism, and in constant negotiations between Chinese tradition and Western culture in the making of Chinese modernity. It argues for a re-consideration and re-appreciation of the New Culture era in modern Chinese history, as the issues treated in the book remain relevant to China and the world today.

Table of Contents:
Preface ix
Introduction 1
1 Social Agendas and Personal Tastes: The Chenbao Fukan's Editorial Policies 19
2 Cosmopolitanism, Nationalism, and Coloinial Hierarchy: Chinese Responses to Russell, Eroshenko, and Tagore 53
3 Individual Cosmopolians and Cultural Capital: Debates on Translation Practices 89
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Table of Contents:
Preface ix
Introduction 1
1 Social Agendas and Personal Tastes: The Chenbao Fukan's Editorial Policies 19
2 Cosmopolitanism, Nationalism, and Coloinial Hierarchy: Chinese Responses to Russell, Eroshenko, and Tagore 53
3 Individual Cosmopolians and Cultural Capital: Debates on Translation Practices 89
4 Placing China in the World of Coloinal Hierarchy: Chinese Travelogues in the 1920s 125
5 Cultural Legacy and Scientific Methods: The Enterprise of Reorganizing National Heritage 157
6 Life, Love, and Nation: Intellectual and Moral Sensibilities of Educated Chinese 197
Conclusion 229
Appedix: Names and Terms 233
References 243
Index 251
About the Author 255
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