Plato Goes to China: The Greek Classics and Chinese Nationalism

by Shadi Bartsch

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The surprising story of how Greek classics are being pressed into use in contemporary China to support the regime's political agenda

As improbable as it may sound, an illuminating way to understand today's China and how it views the West is to look at the astonishing ways Chinese intellectuals are interpreting--or is it misinterpreting?--the Greek classics. In Plato Goes to China, Shadi Bartsch offers a provocative look at...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691229597

ISBN13:9780691229591

Release Date:January 2023

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:304 Pages

Weight:1.23 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 5.6" x 8.6"

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