THE CENTER OF THE WORLD: mmunism and the Mind of China

by Robert S. legant ‧ RELEASE DATE: July 17, 1964

Until the Italian missionary Matteo Ricci intruded on Oriental isolation in the sixteenth century, China rested secure in her position as the center of the world. Ever since then, however, the knowledge that the West existed and her experience as a political pawn in Western colonial games have burdened China with one of her greatest problems: how to cope with the tenacious Chinese tradition and still assume a place in the modern community of nations. Mao claims to have found a way. This Far Eastern expert turns Chinese history from 1600 to 1963 into readable and realistic reportage and then examines the intellectual and social bases of the Communist regime, its methods of control and its results, both negative and positive. Notable for the presence of fact and the absence of mere conjecture, this book offers an introduction and more than that to the general reader whose knowledge of Red China may be obscured by the uncertainties of the daily press. Excellent summary and observation.

Pub Date: July 17, 1964

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Doubleday

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 1, 1964

Categories: NONFICTION