Fei Globalization and Cultural Self-Awareness

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-3-662-46648-3
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 267 Seiten

Reihe: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law

This volume comprises some twenty articles, speeches and conversations of Fei Xiaotong from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. Their central connecting theme is how civilizations could co-exist against a backdrop of rapid globalization. Fei proposes his concept of 'cultural self-awareness,' summarized in the axiom 'each appreciates his own best, appreciates the best of others, all appreciate the best together for the greater harmony of all.' This is the result of many years of research and fieldwork, and represents a synthesis of his Western training and traditional Chinese thought. Professor Fei Xiaotong was one of the most prominent Chinese sociologists and anthropologists in the last century, and a leading figure in Chinese intellectual circles. He was noted in the West for his Peasant Life in China, From the Soil and other works written during the 1930s and 1940s. His later important research and theoretical concepts, though extremely influential in China on both theoretical and practical levels, are almost unknown in international academia.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fei, Xiaotong

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Acknowledgments;8
2;Contents;10
3;Introduction;14
4;Part I;17
4.1;Chapter 1: Educating for the Twenty-First Century;18
4.2;Chapter 2: Building Harmony in Diversity;26
4.3;Chapter 3: Thoughts on a “Good Society”;36
4.4;Chapter 4: “Appreciate the Best Together” and Human Civilization;40
4.4.1;4.1 The Issue of Civilization;40
4.4.2;4.2 A Need of the Times;41
4.4.3;4.3 Empirical Studies;42
4.4.4;4.4 Attitudes and Values;43
4.4.5;4.5 Cultural Blending;44
4.4.6;4.6 Inspiration from Chinese Culture;45
4.4.7;4.7 The Humanist Nature of Cross-Cultural Studies;46
4.4.8;4.8 Appreciate the Best Together;48
4.4.9;4.9 The Best of All Cultures;50
5;Part II;51
5.1;Chapter 5: Some Thoughts on “Cultural Self-Awareness”;52
5.2;Chapter 6: “Cultural Self-Awareness” and the Historical Responsibility of Chinese Scholars;61
5.3;Chapter 7: From Retrospection to Cultural Self-­Awareness and Exchange;66
6;Part III;72
6.1;Chapter 8: Thoughts on the Historical and Social Nature of Culture;73
6.2;Chapter 9: Diversity Within Integration;86
6.2.1;9.1 The Space Dimension;87
6.2.2;9.2 From Many Sources;88
6.2.3;9.3 Neolithic Age Culture;89
6.2.4;9.4 Appearance of the Han People;90
6.2.5;9.5 Regional Integration;93
6.2.6;9.6 Integration in the Central Plains;97
6.2.7;9.7 Fresh Blood from the Northern Peoples;98
6.2.8;9.8 The Han Contribution;102
6.2.9;9.9 Han Expansion Southward;104
6.2.10;9.10 Ethnic Movements in the Western Regions;108
6.2.11;9.11 Features of the Chinese National Entity;112
6.2.12;9.12 Looking Toward the Future;115
6.3;Chapter 10: Challenges Facing Chinese Culture in the New Century;118
6.4;Chapter 11: Toward a Higher Culture;123
7;Part IV;131
7.1;Chapter 12: Rethinking the Relationship Between Man and Nature in Culture Theory;132
7.2;Chapter 13: Rethinking Cultural Values;140
7.2.1;13.1 Introduction;140
7.2.2;13.2 Review of My Academic Thinking;142
7.2.3;13.3 Cross-Cultural Seminar;148
7.3;Chapter 14: Thoughts on the Advance of Industrial Civilization;155
7.4;Chapter 15: Cultural Issues in the Course of Global Integration;165
8;Part V;177
8.1;Chapter 16: Extending the Traditional Boundaries of Sociology;178
8.1.1;16.1 “Man and Nature” (tian ren zhi ji);179
8.1.2;16.2 The Spirit-Mind;181
8.1.3;16.3 Culture and “Immortality”;182
8.1.4;16.4 “Understanding Without Words” (zhi neng yihui);185
8.1.5;16.5 “The Unmentioned Self”;187
8.1.6;16.6 Empathy (jiang xin bi xin);189
8.1.7;16.7 Methodology and Ancient Culture;192
8.1.8;16.8 Epilogue;194
8.2;Chapter 17: Chinese Culture and Social Anthropology in the New Century—A Conversation Between Fei Xiaotong and Li Yiyuan;196
8.3;Chapter 18: Pioneering a New Academic Trend;212
9;Part VI;217
9.1;Chapter 19: Thoughts on the Cultural Resources of the Western Regions;218
9.1.1;19.1 Comrades;218
9.2;Chapter 20: Nine Visits to Lanzhou: A Talk;225
9.3;Chapter 21: Cultural Tradition and Innovation;233
9.4;Chapter 22: Cultural Considerations on the Opening of the Western Regions;242
9.5;Chapter 23: From the People;248
10;My Early Years;254
10.1;A Conversation with Fei Xiaotong;254
11;Timeline of Chinese Dynasties;261
12;References;264
12.1;Part I;264
12.2;Part II;264
12.3;Part III;265
12.4;Part IV;266
12.5;Part V;267
12.6;Part VI;267