Confucianism, Colonialism, and the Cold War
Chinese Cultural Education at Hong Kong’s New Asia College, 1949-63
Biographical note
Grace Ai-Ling Chou, PhD (History, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2003), is Assistant Professor of History at Lingnan University in Hong Kong. Her research interests are in Hong Kong and Chinese cultural, educational, and intellectual history.
Table of contents
Introducing New Asia
Chapter 1: Saving Chinese Identity in Exile: Constructing Cultural Education at New Asia
Chapter 2: Containing Communism and Promoting Culture: The Investment of American Nongovernmental Organizations
Chapter 3: Colonial Policy and Cultural Evaluation: Chinese Higher Education in Postwar Hong Kong
Chapter 4: Negotiating a Chinese University: Symbols, Standards, and Content
Epilogue: New Asia and The Chinese University
The Meanings of New Asia
Chapter 1: Saving Chinese Identity in Exile: Constructing Cultural Education at New Asia
Chapter 2: Containing Communism and Promoting Culture: The Investment of American Nongovernmental Organizations
Chapter 3: Colonial Policy and Cultural Evaluation: Chinese Higher Education in Postwar Hong Kong
Chapter 4: Negotiating a Chinese University: Symbols, Standards, and Content
Epilogue: New Asia and The Chinese University
The Meanings of New Asia
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