Global China as Method

Global China as Method
Is China part of the world? Based on much of the political, media, and popular discourse in the West the answer is seemingly no. Even after four decades of integration into the global socioeconomic system, discussions of China continue to be underpinned by a core assumption: that the country represents a fundamentally different 'other' that somehow exists outside the 'real' world. Either implicitly or explicitly, China is generally depicted as an external force with the potential to impact on the 'normal' functioning of things. This core assumption, of China as an orientalised, externalised, and separate 'other', ultimately produces a distorted image of both China and the world. This book seeks to illuminate the ways in which the country and people form an integral part of the global capitalist system.

Author/Editor

Ivan Franceschini and Nicholas Loubere

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

ISBN

9781108999472

Publication date

1 Jan 2022 – 30 Nov 2022

Specialisation

Social Sciences

Theme

Globalisation

Region

Global Asia (Asia and other parts of the World)
China