China and orientalism: western knowledge production and the prc
Auteur :
Vukovich, Daniel
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780415592208
Date de publication :
17 nov. 2011
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
540 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book argues that there is a new, Sinological form of orientalism at work in the world. It has shifted from a logic of ‘essential difference’ to one of ‘sameness’ or general equivalence. "China" is now in a halting but inevitable process of becoming-the-same as the USA and the West.