The Harvard-Yenching Institute and cultural engineering : remaking the humanities in China, 1924 - 1951 / Shuhua Fan

English

Lanham, Md. [u.a.] : Lexington Books, 2014

XXXVII, 249 S. : Ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index

978-0-7391-6850-9*cloth : alkaline paper

Weitere Ausgaben: 978-0-7391-6851-6*electronic

Introduction: Understanding a transnational cultural projectCreating a transnational institution (1924-1928) -- The project successfully launched (1928-1937) -- War and the challenges of Elisseeff : operating under adversity (1937-1945) -- Frustrated dreams of recovering Chinese humanities (1945-1949) -- The end of an American enterprise in China (1949-1951) -- Conclusion: The HYI's cultural engineering as a bridge between East and West.

*Harvard-Yenching Institute / Humanwissenschaften / Transnationale Politik

*USA / Harvard-Yenching Institute / Humanwissenschaften / Auswärtige Kulturpolitik / Kulturpolitik / Wissenschaftssteuerung / China / Geschichte

*Harvard-Yenching Institute -- History -- 20th century ; Humanities -- China -- History -- 20th century ; Cultural relations -- Case studies ; East and West -- Case studies ; Transnationalism -- Case studies ; China -- Intellectual life -- 20th century ; United States -- Relations -- China ; China -- Relations -- United States

Library of Congress Classification: AZ791

Dewey Decimal Classification: [23] 001.3

Regensburger Verbund-Klassifikation: AK 17620

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