The search for modernity : Chinese intellectuals and cultural discourse in the post-Mao era

The search for modernity : Chinese intellectuals and cultural discourse in the post-Mao era / Min Lin, with Maria Galikowski

Bib ID	1435584
Format	Book,  Online - Google Books
Author	Lin, Min, 1957-
Edition	1st ed.
Description	New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999.  xii, 271 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
ISBN	0312217587 (hbk.)  0312217587
Summary	"The Search for Modernity looks at the changing relationship between Chinese intellectuals and society, and examines the role of Chinese intellectuals in the turbulent process of modernization, comparing them to their Western counterparts. The Search for Modernity is an important attempt to understand the philosophical dilemmas and challenges facing Chinese intellectuals as they define the issues of modernity within a global context, their self-identity, and their role in an ever-changing Chinese society."--BOOK JACKET.
Full contents	1. From the Reinterpretation of Humanistic Marxism to Pragmatic Neo-Conservatism: Chinese Intellectuals' Pluralistic Exploration of Modernity 2. Li Zehou and His Enlightenment Philosophy 3. Wang Meng's "Hard Porridge" and the Paradox of Reform in China 4. Bei Dao's "13 Happiness Street" and the Young Generation's Quest for the "Unknowable" 5. Absurdity, Senselessness and Alienation: Xu Xing's Literary Reflections on the Contemporary Human Condition 6. Liang Xiaosheng's Moral Critique of China's Modernization Process 7. Individual Salvation and Ultimate Concerns: Liu Xiaofeng's Pursuit of Transcendent Human Universality 8. From "River Elegy" to China Can Say No: China's Neo-Nationalism and the Search for a Collective National Identity 9. From the Center to the Periphery: The Development of Chinese Intellectuals' "New Identity" and "Self-Awareness"