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China transformed: historical change and the limits of European experience
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The assumption still made in much social science research that Europe provides a universal model of development is fundamentally mistaken, according to R. Bin Wong. The solution is not, however, simply to reject Eurocentric norms but to build complementary perspectives, such as a Sinocentric one, to evaluate current understandings of European developments. A genuinely comparative perspective, he argues, will free China from wrong expectations and will allow those working on European problems to recognize the distinct character of Western development.
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- Choice Reviews Online
- Publisher
- American Library Association
- Published
- 1998-09-01
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 01
- Pages
- 36-0489-36-0489
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- 0009-4978 (ISSN-L)
- 1523-8253
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- W2161536728
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- en
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