Publication Type

Book Review

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

3-2018

Abstract

Two contrasting mistakes plague contemporary China studies as we try to fit Chinainto social science theory. On the one hand, we tend to apply theories derived fromthe West, fitting China’s square peg into theory’s round hole. In the process, wemiss something important about China, or conclude that China simply doesn’t fit.Dissatisfied with this, we sometimes conclude that China is unique, studying it in atheoretical vacuum, or inventing China-specific theories and concepts that are difficult to apply elsewhere.

Discipline

International and Area Studies | Political Science

Research Areas

Political Science

Publication

China Quarterly

Volume

233

First Page

250

Last Page

252

ISSN

0305-7410

ISBN

9781501700200

Identifier

10.1017/S0305741018000243

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP): HSS Journals

Copyright Owner and License

Author

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0305741018000243

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