Unfiltered Regard for China

French Perspectives from Mao to Xi
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-73368-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 230 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Modern History

Unfiltered Regard for China is a collection of six unique narratives of French academics who, through decades of fieldwork, research, and engagement—some beginning as early as 1964 and continuing to the present—have explored China’s history, politics, and society. These distinct voices illuminate decades of transnational “scholar-state nexus” in the context of the rule of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in mainland China.

Spanning generations of French scholars, the book features luminaries such as sinologist Marianne Bastid-Bruguière and historian Michel Bonnin, alongside younger voices like sociologist Gilles Guiheux. These experts reveal the CCP’s unchanging nature, despite surface-level reforms, while exploring the Party’s evolving control over society under leaders from Mao Zedong to Xi Jinping. Moving beyond traditional narratives focused on Beijing and Shanghai, the book delves into second- and third-tier cities across provinces like Fujian, Hebei, and Shandong, offering perspectives shaped by immersive research and deep ties with local communities. It captures the emotional, cultural, and intellectual connections of Sino-French engagements, providing readers nuanced perspectives on China’s social and political landscape through voices that have spent decades closely observing its evolution.

This work is essential for students, scholars, and general readers interested in History, Political Science, government, International Relations, and Asian Studies.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sun, Peidong

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Interviewees

Introduction

Part I - Revolutionary China and Economic Opening (1949-1988)

Chapter One: Marianne Bastid-Bruguière – Sinologist and Historian

Chapter Two: Bernard Ganne – Sociologist and Documentarist

Chapter Three: Michel Bonnin – Historian

Part II - Transformative China (1989-2019)

Chapter Four: Lu Shi – Sinologist and Sociologist

Chapter Five: Isabelle Thireau – Sociologist

Chapter Six: Gilles Guiheux – Sociologist and Historian

Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Peidong Sun is a Distinguished Associate Professor of Arts & Sciences at Cornell University. Her research focuses on the social and cultural history of post-1949 China, including Mao’s revolution, Deng’s reforms, and their impact on the Xi Jinping generation. She has authored Who Will Marry My Daughter and Fashion and Politics, with an English edition forthcoming.