Utopia and Modernity in China: Contradictions in Transition

The book "Utopia and Modernity in China" explores the conflicts between China's pursuit of utopia and its traditional values, examining the contradictions of modernisation through literature, arts, law, the press, and the environment.

Format: Hardback
Length: 176 pages
Publication date: 20 February 2022
Publisher: Pluto Press

The contradictions of modernisation run through the whole of modern Chinese history, with the abundance of manufactured goods being sold in the west attesting to China's industrial revolution. However, this capitalist vision of utopia sits uneasily with traditional Chinese values, and it is also in conflict with the socialism that has been the bedrock of Chinese society since the foundation of the People's Republic in 1949.

Utopia and Modernity in China examines the conflicts inherent in China's attempt to achieve a utopia by advancing production and technology. Through the lenses of literature, arts, law, the press, and the environment, the contributors interrogate the contradictions of modernisation in Chinese society and its fundamental challenges. By unpicking both China's vision of utopia and its realities and the increasing tension between traditional Chinese values and those of the west, this book offers a unique insight into the cultural forces that are part of reshaping today's China.

The contradictions of modernisation run through the whole of modern Chinese history, with the abundance of manufactured goods being sold in the west attesting to China's industrial revolution. However, this capitalist vision of utopia sits uneasily with traditional Chinese values, and it is also in conflict with the socialism that has been the bedrock of Chinese society since the foundation of the People's Republic in 1949.

Utopia and Modernity in China examines the conflicts inherent in China's attempt to achieve a utopia by advancing production and technology. Through the lenses of literature, arts, law, the press, and the environment, the contributors interrogate the contradictions of modernisation in Chinese society and its fundamental challenges. By unpicking both China's vision of utopia and its realities and the increasing tension between traditional Chinese values and those of the west, this book offers a unique insight into the cultural forces that are part of reshaping today's China.

The contradictions of modernisation run through the whole of modern Chinese history, with the abundance of manufactured goods being sold in the west attesting to China's industrial revolution. However, this capitalist vision of utopia sits uneasily with traditional Chinese values, and it is also in conflict with the socialism that has been the bedrock of Chinese society since the foundation of the People's Republic in 1949.

Utopia and Modernity in China examines the conflicts inherent in China's attempt to achieve a utopia by advancing production and technology. Through the lenses of literature, arts, law, the press, and the environment, the contributors interrogate the contradictions of modernisation in Chinese society and its fundamental challenges. By unpicking both China's vision of utopia and its realities and the increasing tension between traditional Chinese values and those of the west, this book offers a unique insight into the cultural forces that are part of reshaping today's China.

Weight: 364g
Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780745341583