Global China as Method

Is China part of the world? Based on much of the political, media, and popular discourse in the West the answer is seemingly no. Even after four decades of integration into the global socioeconomic system, discussions of China continue to be underpinned by a core assumption: that the country represe...

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Main Author Franceschini, Ivan
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge University Press 15.07.2022
SeriesSocial Sciences
Subjects
academic freedom
Annan samhällsvetenskap
Belt and Road Initiative
Book Industry Communication
China
China studies
chinese history
Chinese politics and society
digital surveillance
Global China
global studies
labour rights
Other Social Sciences
Politics & government
Samhällsvetenskap
Social Sciences
Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
Society & social sciences
Tvärvetenskapliga studier inom samhällsvetenskap
Xinjiang
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Summary:Is China part of the world? Based on much of the political, media, and popular discourse in the West the answer is seemingly no. Even after four decades of integration into the global socioeconomic system, discussions of China continue to be underpinned by a core assumption: that the country represents a fundamentally different 'other' that somehow exists outside the 'real' world. Either implicitly or explicitly, China is generally depicted as an external force with the potential to impact on the 'normal' functioning of things. This core assumption, of China as an orientalised, externalised, and separate 'other', ultimately produces a distorted image of both China and the world. This Element seeks to illuminate the ways in which the country and people form an integral part of the global capitalist system. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
ISBN:9781108995566
110899556X
9781108999472
1108999476
DOI:10.1017/9781108999472