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The problem of China

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The problem of ChinaBertrand Russell ; with a new introduction by Bernard Linsky.
Author:	Russell, Bertrand,
Published:	Abingdon, Oxon ;Routledge,2021.
Description:	1 online resource.
Subject:	China
Online resource:	https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003090342
ISBN:	9781000260793 (electronic bk.)

The problem of China
Russell, Bertrand,1872-1970.

The problem of China[electronic resource] /Bertrand Russell ; with a new introduction by Bernard Linsky. - Abingdon, Oxon ;Routledge,2021. - 1 online resource. - Routledge classics.

'China, by her resources and her population, is capable of being the greatest power in the world after the United States.' Bertrand Russell, The Problem of China In 1920 the philosopher Bertrand Russell spent a year in China as Professor of Philosophy at the University of Beijing (then Peking), where his lectures on mathematical logic enthralled students and listeners, including Mao Tse Tung, who attended some of Russell's talks. Written at a time when China was largely regarded by the West as backward and weak, The Problem of China sees Russell rise above the prejudices of his era and presciently assess China's past, present and future. Russell brings his analytical and insightful eye to bear on some fundamental aspects of China's history and politics, cautioning China against adopting a purely Western model of social and economic development, which he regarded as characterized by a combination of greed and militarism. Beginning with an overview of nineteenth-century Chinese history and considering China's relations with Japan and Russia, Russell then contrasts Chinese civilization with Western. He devotes a fascinating chapter to the character of the Chinese, which he argues is complex but ultimately defined by a pacific temper'. With uncanny foresight, Russell predicts China's resurgence, but only if it is able to establish an orderly government, promote industrial development under Chinese control and foster the spread of education. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new introduction by Bernard Linsky.

ISBN: 9781000260793 (electronic bk.)Subjects--Geographical Terms:

236825
China
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

214472
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: DS775 / .R87 2021

Dewey Class. No.: 951.041

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