Chinese Perceptions of the Jews' and Judaism: A History of the Youtai

by Xun; Zhou

• ISBN13: 9780700712496
• ISBN10: 0700712496
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-11-03
• Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon

Summary

This text argues that prejudice against the 'Jews' is not only a western phenomenon, but also exists in Eastern countries such as China, where representations of 'Jews' and Judaism are very complex.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
Illustrations	ix
Introduction	1	(6)
The `Jew' as Defined in Modern China	3	(4)
China, Missionaries and `Jews' 1605-1870	7	(32)
The `Unknown Jews' of China	7	(3)
The Map of Ricci and the Chinese `Discovery' of the World	10	(2)
The Entering of the Protestant Missions	12	(10)
Xu Jiyu, Wei Yuan and their Geographics of the World	22	(5)
The `Eastern Jews'	27	(12)
Encountering and Reinventing the `Jews' 1870-1915	39	(28)
Journey to the West	39	(8)
The `Jews' as a `Historical Race'	47	(2)
The `Jews' as Inferior	49	(1)
The `Stateless Jews'	50	(2)
The `Jews' as a Victim of the `White Race'	52	(1)
The `Jews' in Literature	53	(2)
Japan's Impact	55	(1)
The `Jews' as Nationalists	56	(1)
The `Jews' as Imperialists	57	(2)
Jewish Merchants in Shanghai	59	(8)
The `Jews' in the May Fourth Period 1915-1930s	67	(26)
The `Jews' as `Old'	68	(3)
The `Jews' as Spiritual	71	(3)
Yiddish as the `New'	74	(6)
Jewish Theatre, George Sidney and the Theatre `Revolution'	80	(4)
Modern Hebrew Poetry and the New Poetry Movement	84	(9)
The `Jews' and the `Science of Race' 1915-1949	93	(18)
The `Jews' as a `Superior Race'	94	(3)
The `Jews' as the `Diseased'	97	(3)
The `Jews' and Eugenics	100	(7)
The `Jews' as Products of Racial Discrimination	107	(4)
Chinese Perceptions of Zionism 1915-1949	111	(30)
Zionism and the `Jewish Homeland'	113	(3)
Zionism and the `Chinese Renaissance'	116	(4)
Zionism as `Imperialism'	120	(2)
Zionists as `Capitalists'	122	(4)
Zionists as `Victims of Imperialism and Fascism'	126	(2)
China at the UN and its Attitude towards the Partition of Palestine	128	(4)
Recreation, Restoration and Reconstruction (1937-1945)	132	(9)
Anti-Jewish Policy in Japanese Occupied China during the War Period 1937-1945	141	(16)
Epilogue: Old Myths and New Phenomena 1949-1997	157	(10)
Appendices	167	(18)
A. `The History of the Religion of Moses in China'	167	(9)
B. `Ghetto - The Jewish Quarter in Rome'	176	(9)
Selected Bibliography	185	(10)
Character List	195	(4)
Index	199