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Kang Youwei Engages India His Travel Narratives (1901–1902) and Predicaments of Civilization and Nation

198 Pages

by Routledge India

198 Pages

by Routledge India

198 Pages

by Routledge India

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This book is the first annotated translation of the travelogues of Kang Youwei, one of the most famous intellectuals and modernisers of late 19th-century China. These travelogues offer insights into Kang’s perceptions of India, which influenced modern intellectual discourse on India in China. These perceptions not only had a great impact on the thinking of other intellectuals but were also... Read more

1. 1. Introduction: Kang Youwei in Search of India and Dilemmas of Civilization and Nation 2. From Civilizational Bonhomie to National Anxieties: A Translation of Kang Youwei’s Yindu Youji (印度游记) [Records of Travel to India] 3. India is Dead, Long Live India: A Translation of Kang's Yu Tongxue, Zhuzi, Liang Qichao Deng , Lun Yindu Wangguo You Yu Ge Sheng Zili Shu (與同學、諸子、梁啟超等，論印度亡國由於各省自立書) [Letter Discussing India’s Extinction Caused by Independence of its Provinces with Liang Qichao, Colleagues, and Followers]

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