The great dragon fantasy: A Lacanian analysis of contemporary Chinese thought

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Abstract

China has undergone a unique path of development in the post-Maoist era. Especially, the last decade witnessed China's rapid rise to economic wealth and superpower status vis-à-vis the severe developmental predicaments of the West (financial crises, socio-political turbulences, etc.). This book analyzes how the leading Chinese thinkers understand China's prosperity and rapid development today, and whether there is any hidden mechanism that has been playing a crucial role of forming contemporary Chinese thinkers' shared passionate endeavor of resuscitating classical Chinese ideas, and thus shows how the fervor for discovering “essential characteristics” of Chinese thought reveals a hidden psychological mechanism.

Original languageEnglish
PublisherWorld Scientific Publishing Co.
Number of pages406
ISBN (Electronic)9789814417921
ISBN (Print)9789814417914
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2014

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