Confucianism, Colonialism, and the Cold War

Confucianism, Colonialism, and the Cold War
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 266
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ISBN-10 : 9789004217348
ISBN-13 : 9004217347
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Book Synopsis Confucianism, Colonialism, and the Cold War by : Grace Ai-Ling Chou

Download or read book Confucianism, Colonialism, and the Cold War written by Grace Ai-Ling Chou and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-10-14 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Hong Kong’s New Asia College, from its 1949 establishment through its 1963 incorporation into The Chinese University of Hong Kong, reveals the efforts of a group of self-exiled intellectuals in establishing a Confucian-oriented higher education on the Chinese periphery. Their program of cultural education encountered both support and opposition in the communist containment agenda of American non-governmental organizations and in the educational policies of the British colonial government. By examining the cooperation and struggle between these three parties, this study sheds light on postwar Hong Kong, a divided China, British imperial ambitions in Asia, and the intersecting global dynamics of modernization, cultural identity, and the Cold War.


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