Liang's historical thinking culminated in a global imaginary of difference, which became most evident in the shift from his earlier proposal for a uniform national history to one that mapped "cultural history." His reaffirmation of spatiality, a critical concept overshadowed by the modernist obsession with time and history, made it both necessary and possible for him to redesign the project of modernity. Finally, the author suggests that the reconciliation of anthropological space with historical time that Liang achieved makes him abundantly contemporary with our own time, both inextricably modern and postmodern.
Liang's historical thinking culminated in a global imaginary of difference, which became most evident in the shift from his earlier proposal for a uniform national history to one that mapped "cultural history." His reaffirmation of spatiality, a critical concept overshadowed by the modernist obsession with time and history, made it both necessary and possible for him to redesign the project of modernity. Finally, the author suggests that the reconciliation of anthropological space with historical time that Liang achieved makes him abundantly contemporary with our own time, both inextricably modern and postmodern.

Global Space and the Nationalist Discourse of Modernity: The Historical Thinking of Liang Qichao
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Global Space and the Nationalist Discourse of Modernity: The Historical Thinking of Liang Qichao
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ISBN-13: | 9780804725835 |
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Publisher: | Stanford University Press |
Publication date: | 04/01/1996 |
Edition description: | 1 |
Pages: | 304 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d) |
Lexile: | 1620L (what's this?) |