Kang Youwei Engages India: His Travel Narratives (1901–1902) and Predicaments of Civilization and Nation

By: Kamal Sheel and Ranjana Sheel

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Synopsis: This book is the first annotated translation of the travelogues of Kang Youwei, one of the most famous intellectuals and modernisers of late 19th-century China. These travelogues offer insights into Kang’s perceptions of India, which influenced modern intellectual discourse on India in China. These perceptions not only had a great impact on the thinking of other intellectuals but were also responsible for the larger construct that China developed about India during the republican and post-liberation period. The texts provide meaning to many dilemmas and predicaments that enshrouded the concept of civilisation and its linkages with the modern concepts of nationalism and modernity in Asian countries such as China and India. They are a valuable prism in gauging the early 20th-century intellectual and Chinese moderniser mind as it grappled with the challenges and uncertainties of those times. An important contribution to the study of Sino-Indian interactions, the book will be an indispensable resource for students and researchers of nation, nationalism, civilisation, empire, modern history, translation studies, Chinese Studies, and Asian studies.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781000986099
Related ISBNs:: 9781032590189, 9781003453512, 9781032592022
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 11/29/23
Copyrighted By:: selection, translation and editorial matter, Kamal Sheel and Ranjana Sheel
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.