China Transformed Historical Change and the Limits of European Experience

R. Bin Wong, "China Transformed: Historical Change and the Limits of European Experience"
English | ISBN: 0801483271 | | 352 pages | PDF | 33 MB
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.