Overview
Casts new light on the methodology of studying contemporary China
Reinvents the methodology of describing, explaining, and inferring contemporary China
Critically assesses non-dialectical theories and models generated in the West
Demonstrates the application of the one-dot theory to study China’s past, present and future
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book illustrates how the one-dot theory, which is a dialectical study, is well suited to describing, explaining and inferring contemporary China’s past, present and future. It argues that since October 1949, the field of contemporary China studies has been dominated by modified and abandoned non-dialectical theories and models. It also challenges selected non-dialectical theories and models which were first generated in the West, such as the game theory and rational (choice) theory. With its emphasis on methodology, the book offers a valuable resource for academics, researchers and practitioners alike with an interest in logically, systematically and coherently unraveling Taiwan’s and mainland China’s contemporary politics and international relations.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Peter Kien-hong YU (Ph.D., New York University, October 1983) is a Distinguished Professor and a former director at National Quemoy University, Taiwan, Republic of China. From October 1983 up to now, he has worked in various capacities such as the Dean of Research and Development at an institution of higher education, full professor at the National SUN Yat-sen University, senior research fellow at the National University of Singapore, full professor (at the managerial level) at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, and visiting scholar at the University of Illinois and visiting (research) professor at Xiamen University and the East China Normal University which is affiliated with NYU. He is the author, co-author, editor, and co- editor of some 20 books in both English and Chinese, and some 120 journal articles and book chapters published in the West. He is the recipient of many fellowships, awards, and grants.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Reinventing the Methodology of Studying Contemporary China
Book Subtitle: Re-testing the One-dot Theory
Authors: Peter Kien-hong YU
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4430-4
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-4429-8Published: 12 July 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5135-8Published: 13 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-4430-4Published: 03 July 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 170
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations
Topics: Methodology of the Social Sciences, Research Methodology, Asian Politics, Asian Culture, History of China