Abstract
Part I Introduction: from the re-interpretation of humanistic Marxism to pragmatic neo-conservatism - Chinese intellectuals' pluralistic exploration of modernity. Part II Legitimation versus transcendence - the dilemmas facing China's neo-rationalists: Li Zehou and his enlightenment philosophy Wang Meng's hard porridge and the paradox of reform in China. Part III The avant garde and cultural iconoclasts - radical challenges to the official ideological and cultural order: Bei Dao's 13 Happiness Street and the young generation's quest for the Unknowable absurdity, senselessness and alienation - Xu Xing's literary reflections on the contemporary human condition. Part IV Moral crusaders and idealists - the struggle for spiritual salvation: Liang Xiaosheng's moral critique of China's modernization process individual salvation and ultimate concerns - Liu Xiaofeng's pursuit of transcendent human universality. Part V Neo-nationalism a pragmatic new national ideology? from River Elegy to China Can Say No - China's neo-nationalism and the search for a collective national identity. Part VI Conclusion: from the center to the periphery - the development of Chinese intellectuals' New Identity and Self awareness.
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