Transcultural Connections: Australia and China (eBook)

This book is a unique and original contribution to the knowledge of transcultural engagement between the 'East' and the 'West'; notably between China and Australia.

Professor Youzhong Sun is Vice-President of Beijing Foreign Studies University and serves as the President of the Chinese Association for Australian Studies, the Chinese Association for Intercultural Communication, and the China English Language Education Association. He is the author of a number of books including Decoding China's Image: A Comparative Study of the China Reporting by The New York Times and The Times 1993-2002, The Symbol of American Spirit: John Dewey's Social Thought, Modern American Popular Culture, Approaching America, and American Cultural Industry. He has published more than 100 articles and is the translator of several works.

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This book is a unique and original contribution to the knowledge of transcultural engagement between the 'East' and the 'West'; notably between China and Australia.The collection explores how the global system universally interrelates East and West, showing how this interrelatedness offers the promise of progress but can evoke the counteracting trend of tribal nationalism. The book addresses the connectedness of human progress by exploring how globalization creates new dynamic interfaces between East and West and how rather than clashes of culture there are growing forms of reciprocity between civilizations and a shared awareness of how humanity is connected through knowledge and international mobility.