Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Aesthetics And Marxism: Chinese Aesthetic Marxists And Their Western ContemporariesISBN13:9780822324485ISBN10:0822324482Author:Liu, Kang (Author)Description:Although Chinese Marxism--Primarily Represented By Maoism--Is Generally Seen By Western Intellectuals As Monolithic, Liu Kang Argues That Its Practices And Projects Are As Diverse As Those In Western Marxism, Particularly In The Area Of Aesthetics In This Comparative Study Of European And Chinese Marxist Traditions, Liu Reveals The Extent To Which Chinese Marxists Incorporate Ideas About Aesthetics And Culture In Their Theories And Practices In Doing So, He Constructs A Wholly New Understanding Of Chinese Marxism Far From Being Secondary Considerations In Chinese Marxism, Aesthetics And Culture Are In Fact Principal Concerns In This Respect, Such Marxists Are Similar To Their Western Counterparts, Although Europeans Have Had Little Understanding Of The Chinese Experience Liu Traces The Genealogy Of Aesthetic Discourse In Both Modern China And The West Since The Era Of Classical German Thought, Showing Where Conceptual Modifications And Divergences Have Occurred In The Two Traditions He Examines The Work Of Mao Zedong, Lu Xun, Li Zehou, Qu Qiubai, And Others In China, And From The West He Discusses Kant, Schiller, Schopenhauer, And Marxist Theorists Including Horkheimer, Adorno, Benjamin, And Marcuse While Stressing The Diversity Of Marxist Positions Within China As Well As In The West, Liu Explains How Ideas Of Culture And Aesthetics Have Offered A Constructive Vision For A Postrevolutionary Society And Have Affected A Wide Field Of Issues Involving The Problems Of Modernity Forcefully Argued And Theoretically Sophisticated, This Book Will Appeal To Students And Scholars Of Contemporary Marxism, Cultural Studies, Aesthetics, And Modern Chinese Culture, Politics, And Ideology Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Duke University PressPublication Date:2000-03-10Weight:0.92 lbsDimensions:0.71'' H x 9.19'' L x 5.86'' WNumber of Pages:248Language:English
Price: 32.42 USD
Location: USA
End Time: 2024-12-22T00:59:41.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Return policy details:
Book Title: Aesthetics and Marxism : Chinese Aesthetic Marxists and Their Western Contemporaries
Item Length: 0.4in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 0.2in
Author: Kang Liu
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, History & Surveys / Modern, Aesthetics, Political
Publisher: Duke University Press
Publication Year: 2000
Genre: Philosophy, Political Science
Item Weight: 18.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 248 Pages
