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From the Red Expectation to Field Reality¡ÐThomas Heberer and the Transformation of Sinology in Germany

After transformed, most scholars in Germany emphasized on Chinese political and economic issues, but they were deficient in Chinese minority ethnic issues. Professor Thomas Heberer works hard in the researches of Chinese politics and economics and he also focuses on the research of minority. In addition, he went to the area of Chinese minority earlier than other West Germany scholars. However, his research is not only witnessing the transformation of Chinese study of Germany but also creating another Chinese image.
In the article, I will introduce the history of the development of Sinology in Germany firstly, and then discuss the development of Chinese study transformed. I will take Thomas Heberer as a case in this part, and then analyze his cultivation of Chinese study and how he created his agenda in the transition of environment. Third, I will figure out how he constructed his Chinese image and discuss his influence in Chinese research of Germany by analyze his publications. Finally, I will reconsider the role and evaluation of Thomas Heberer in the transition of Chinese research in Germany, and unfolded the meaning of Chinese research of minority ethnic study by his publications.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0901110-110828
Date01 September 2010
CreatorsHong, Ya-yun
ContributorsSan-yi Yang, Chih-Yu Shih, Jiunn-yih CHANG
PublisherNSYSU
Source SetsNSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive
LanguageCholon
Detected LanguageEnglish
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Formatapplication/pdf
Sourcehttp://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0901110-110828
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