The National Studies Craze
The Phenomena, the Controversies, and Some Reflections
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23213619 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jiaming Chen (0000-0002-9630-4548, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, corresponding author), Chen Jiaming |
| Translators | Stacy Mosher |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 2011 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 22-30 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Perspectives chinoises (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1021-9013 • E-ISSN: 2070-3449 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/chinaperspectives.5373 |
| OpenAlex | W1568753929 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
This article first gives a brief description of the phenomena of the revival of traditional studies and culture (Guoxue Craze) in mainland China, then presents and critiques the controversies that surround them, including questions of what “national studies” are, whether the national studies craze is “artificial heat,” and the emergence of “Confucian fundamentalism” in the national studies craze, etc. It finally offers some reflections on these phenomena, such as the danger of getting bogged down in parochial nationalism; the infeasibility of China relying on Confucian traditional culture to achieve modernisation; and the absurdity of attempts by Confucian fundamentalism to use “Confucianism to solve all of China’s problems.”
Absurdity · China · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Fundamentalism · Mainland China · Modernization theory · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Chinese history and philosophy · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,56 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2021 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |