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Shuchen Xiang, "Chinese Cosmopolitanism: The History and Philosophy of an Idea" (Princeton UP, 2023)

New Books in East Asian Studies

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The Concept of the Barbarian and its Relation to Civilization

This chapter explores the concept of the barbarian and its relationship with civilization. It discusses how the barbarian serves as a concept that is antithetical to civilization and the importance of analyzing these ideas to understand how they perpetuate racism.

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