In Search of Modern China: The Development of China Studies in East and West Germany during the Cold War Era

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Abstract

The article introduces the external conditions of the devlopment of China Studies in East and West Germany during the Cold War era. It relates the external, geo-political setting of the two Germanies to the historical legacy of the field of Sinology and explains the rules of the game for the development of the field after WW II.
Translated title of the contributionAuf der Suche nach dem modernen China: Die Entwicklung der Sinologie in Ost und Westdeutschland während des Kalten Kriegs.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSinology in the Cold War
EditorsMichael Brose, Antonia Łuszczykiewicz
PublisherRoutledge
Number of pages20
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 605001 History of humanities

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