The Problem of China

Bertrand Russell, Bernard Linsky

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Routledge
30 November 2020

Regional studies; Philosophy; Ethics & moral philosophy; History of ideas; Politics & government

Series: Routledge Classics

'China, by her resources and her population, is capable of being the greatest power in the world after the United States.'

Bertrand Russell, The Problem of China

In 1920 the philosopher Bertrand Russell spent a year in China as Professor of Philosophy at the University of Beijing (then Peking), where his lectures on mathematical logic enthralled students and listeners, including Mao Tse Tung, who attended some of Russell’s talks. Written at a time when China was largely regarded by the West as backward and weak, The Problem of China sees Russell rise above the prejudices of his era and presciently assess China's past, present and future.

Russell brings his analytical and insightful eye to bear on some fundamental aspects of China’s history and politics, cautioning China against adopting a purely Western model of social and economic development, which he regarded as characterized by a combination of greed and militarism. Beginning with an overview of nineteenth-century Chinese history and considering China's relations with Japan and Russia, Russell then contrasts Chinese civilization with Western. He devotes a fascinating chapter to the character of the Chinese, which he argues is complex but ultimately defined by a ‘pacific temper’.

With uncanny foresight, Russell predicts China’s resurgence, but only if it is able to establish an orderly government, promote industrial development under Chinese control and foster the spread of education.

This Routledge Classics edition includes a new introduction by Bernard Linsky.

By: Bertrand Russell, Bernard Linsky
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367547325
ISBN 10: 0367547325
Series: Routledge Classics
Pages: 230
Publication Date: 30 November 2020
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction to The Problem of China Bernard Linsky Preface 1. Questions 2. China before the Nineteenth Century 3. China and the Western Powers 4. Modern China 5. Japan before the Restoration 6. Modern Japan 7. Japan and China before 1914 8. Japan and China during the War 9. The Washington Conference 10. Present Forces and Tendencies in the Far East 11. Chinese and Western Civilization Contrasted 12. The Chinese Character 13. Higher Education in China 14. Industrialism in China 15. The Outlook for China. Appendix Postscript Index

Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970) is regarded as one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century and a celebrated writer and commentator on social and political affairs.