Surviving Imperialism(s): Social Darwinism as Anti-Imperialism in Modern Chinese Political Thought

• In Event: Negotiating with the Past: Framing Life after Imperialism, Colonialism, and Historic Inequalities

Brief Overview

This paper examines how 20th-century Chinese intellectuals reinterpreted social Darwinism to comprehend the distinct political situation of China confronting both domestic and global imperialism and to navigate their anti-imperial enterprises.

Author

• Yuanxin Wang, University of Florida