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China Transformed [PDF ebook]
Historical Change and the Limits of European Experience

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The assumption still made in much social science research that Europe provides a universal model of development is fundamentally mistaken, according to R. Bin Wong. The solution is not, however, simply to reject Eurocentric norms but to build complementary perspectives, such as a Sinocentric one, to evaluate current understandings of European developments. A genuinely comparative perspective, he argues, will free China from wrong expectations and will allow those working on European problems to recognize the distinct character of Western development.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 352 ● ISBN 9781501736049 ● Publisher Cornell University Press ● Published 2018 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 6786454 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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