Eurocentrism, Modernity, and the Postcolonial Predicament in East Asia

Kho Tung-Yi

Chapter Chapter Seven in The Challenge of Eurocentrism: Global Perspectives, Policy, and Prospects, 2009, pp 121-143 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract This paper consists of a preliminary inquiry into the nature and symptoms of Eurocentrism in East Asia. My examination of Eurocentrism will include a scrutiny of the meanings of terms such as “postcolonial” and “development,” which when invoked, either separately or in tandem with reference to East Asia, conjures up the notion of liberation and the autonomous self-determination of the region. The term “postcolonial development,” in other words, when used with regard to East Asia, evokes at the outset, the idea of a progressive political process for the formerly colonized nations of the region.

Keywords: Chinese Communist Party; Confucian Tradition; Capitalist Modernity; Team Spirit; East Asian Culture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230620896_8

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