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- Title
Modernization Discourse with Chinese Characteristics.
- Authors
Wheeler, Norton
- Abstract
Despite sustained criticism of Western modernization theory since the 1970s, several distinct groups of theorists have sought to renovate it. Further, some of the strongest evidence of the theory's continued vitality comes from discussions of China, the fastest developing contemporary society. A close reading of a diverse group of texts reveals that a lively, creative, and global Chinese modernization discourse has emerged in recent decades. That discourse draws heavily on classical modernization theorists like Max Weber, acknowledges the successors and critics, and often integrates these Western theories with Chinese social and philosophical traditions. This essay maps the Chinese modernization discourse, highlights its relationships with other modernization discourses, and situates it within historical and theoretical contexts.
- Subjects
CHINA; ECONOMIC conditions in China; WESTERN society; WEBER, Max, 1864-1920; MODERN society
- Publication
East Asia: An International Quarterly, 2005, Vol 22, Issue 3, p3
- ISSN
1096-6838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12140-005-0012-8