China and Orientalism

Western Knowledge Production and the PRC

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, City Planning & Urban Development, History & Theory
Cover of the book China and Orientalism by Daniel Vukovich, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Daniel Vukovich ISBN: 9781136505928
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: June 17, 2013
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Daniel Vukovich
ISBN: 9781136505928
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: June 17, 2013
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This book argues that there is a new, Sinological form of orientalism at work in the world. It has shifted from a logic of ‘essential difference’ to one of ‘sameness’ or general equivalence. "China" is now in a halting but inevitable process of becoming-the-same as the USA and the West. Orientalism is now closer to the cultural logic of capitalism, even as it shows the afterlives of colonial discourse. This shift reflects our era of increasing globalization; the migration of orientalism to area studies and the pax Americana; the liberal triumph at the "end" of history and the demonization of Maoism; an ever closer Sino-West relationship; and the overlapping of anti-communist and colonial discourses.

To make the case for this re-constitution of orientalism, this work offers an inter-disciplinary analysis of the China field broadly defined. Vukovich takes on specialist work on the politics, governance, and history of the Mao and reform eras, from the Great Leap Forward to Tiananmen, 1989; the Western study of Chinese film; recent work in critical theory which turns on ‘the China-reference"; and other global texts about or from China. Through extensive analysis, the production of Sinological knowledge is shown to be of a piece with Western global intellectual political culture.

This work will be of great interest to scholars of Asian, postcolonial and cultural studies.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This book argues that there is a new, Sinological form of orientalism at work in the world. It has shifted from a logic of ‘essential difference’ to one of ‘sameness’ or general equivalence. "China" is now in a halting but inevitable process of becoming-the-same as the USA and the West. Orientalism is now closer to the cultural logic of capitalism, even as it shows the afterlives of colonial discourse. This shift reflects our era of increasing globalization; the migration of orientalism to area studies and the pax Americana; the liberal triumph at the "end" of history and the demonization of Maoism; an ever closer Sino-West relationship; and the overlapping of anti-communist and colonial discourses.

To make the case for this re-constitution of orientalism, this work offers an inter-disciplinary analysis of the China field broadly defined. Vukovich takes on specialist work on the politics, governance, and history of the Mao and reform eras, from the Great Leap Forward to Tiananmen, 1989; the Western study of Chinese film; recent work in critical theory which turns on ‘the China-reference"; and other global texts about or from China. Through extensive analysis, the production of Sinological knowledge is shown to be of a piece with Western global intellectual political culture.

This work will be of great interest to scholars of Asian, postcolonial and cultural studies.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Jumpstart! RE by Daniel Vukovich
Cover of the book Two Minutes Over Baghdad by Daniel Vukovich
Cover of the book Sustainable Luxury and Social Entrepreneurship by Daniel Vukovich
Cover of the book Forming Nation, Framing Welfare by Daniel Vukovich
Cover of the book Urban Governance by Daniel Vukovich
Cover of the book Customer Relationship Management by Daniel Vukovich
Cover of the book Performance by Daniel Vukovich
Cover of the book Outcast Europe: The Balkans, 1789-1989 by Daniel Vukovich
Cover of the book Women Migrant Workers by Daniel Vukovich
Cover of the book The Egyptian Heaven and Hell: Volume II (Routledge Revivals) by Daniel Vukovich
Cover of the book Fundamentals of Feminist Gerontology by Daniel Vukovich
Cover of the book Business and Human Rights by Daniel Vukovich
Cover of the book A Semantics for the English Existential Construction by Daniel Vukovich
Cover of the book The British Empiricists by Daniel Vukovich
Cover of the book Planning for Information Systems by Daniel Vukovich
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy