Constructing Chinese Macro-history in the West: Ray Huang's Micro-observation and the US China Studies Community
Resource
國家發展研究, 7(1), 069-092
Journal
國家發展研究
Journal Volume
7
Journal Issue
1
Pages
069-092
Date Issued
2007-12
Date
2007-12
Author(s)
Meng, H.J.
Abstract
In the early 1980's, Ray Huang lost from his tenure and professorship at State University of New York, New Paltz Branch. However, shortly after that, his masterpiece "1587, A Year of No Significance" was published and widely received positive reviews. The period turned out to be the turning point of his academic career. His memoir, which he started composing the draft then, had on the on hand reflected his upset feelings at the moment, and it had also on the other hand served as his last protest against the China Studies Community in the United States which at the same time conveyed his theorization model of Chinese history. By means of conducting a survey on Huang's major publications with the assistance of some papers on him, the article strives to construct a different understanding on Huang and his theory and thus relocating Huang in the contemporary China Studies field. Through the process of examining the interaction between Huang and the field, the article seeks to explore the latent problems rooted in the post-war China studies community in a different perspective.
Subjects
黃仁宇
中國大歷史
美國的中國研究
漢學
西方中心
Ray Huang
Chinese Macro-history
US China Studies
Sinology
western center
Type
journal article
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