On Western Influences and the Transformation of Chinese Academic Thought
This book analyses the growth of disciplinary knowledge in modern China through Sino-foreign cultural exchange. It examines Western influences and the transformation of Chinese academic thought through "modern scientific disciplines" rather than mere westernization based on the "nationality" of knowledge. Historically, this transformation is not the unidirectional "eastward dissemination of Western learning," but the "introduction of West learning into China" with more active participation and choice by Chinese scholars. This understanding of the historical process focuses more on the innovation of the medium of knowledge, emphasizing the material and technological background of the dissemination of Western learning.
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On Western Influences and the Transformation of Chinese Academic Thought
This book analyses the growth of disciplinary knowledge in modern China through Sino-foreign cultural exchange. It examines Western influences and the transformation of Chinese academic thought through "modern scientific disciplines" rather than mere westernization based on the "nationality" of knowledge. Historically, this transformation is not the unidirectional "eastward dissemination of Western learning," but the "introduction of West learning into China" with more active participation and choice by Chinese scholars. This understanding of the historical process focuses more on the innovation of the medium of knowledge, emphasizing the material and technological background of the dissemination of Western learning.
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On Western Influences and the Transformation of Chinese Academic Thought

by Qing Zhang
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On Western Influences and the Transformation of Chinese Academic Thought

by Qing Zhang

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This book analyses the growth of disciplinary knowledge in modern China through Sino-foreign cultural exchange. It examines Western influences and the transformation of Chinese academic thought through "modern scientific disciplines" rather than mere westernization based on the "nationality" of knowledge. Historically, this transformation is not the unidirectional "eastward dissemination of Western learning," but the "introduction of West learning into China" with more active participation and choice by Chinese scholars. This understanding of the historical process focuses more on the innovation of the medium of knowledge, emphasizing the material and technological background of the dissemination of Western learning.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9789004749429
Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 12/18/2025
Series: Brill's Humanities in China Library , #21
Pages: 579
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Qing Zhang, Ph. D., is Professor of the Department of History, Fudan University. He has published monographs and many articles on the history of modern Chinese thought and culture, including What is the History of Disciplinary Knowledge (2024).
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