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“Liu . . . skillfully summarizes some key ideas of thinkers like Li Zehou. . . . Followers of postmodernism or academic Marxist literary theory will find much in this book . . . .” — P. F. Williams, Choice
"[An] excellent study. . . . The end result is an extremely erudite and provocative analysis of the centrality of culture and aesthetics to modern Marxism. . . . By introducing such important questions into considerations of culture and politics at the contemporary moment, and rigorously historicizing them, Liu Kang's Aesthetics and Marxism marks a significant intervention into contemporary theory and scholarship on Marxism and aesthetics." — Tina Mai Chen, China Review International
“Liu . . . skillfully summarizes some key ideas of thinkers like Li Zehou. . . . Followers of postmodernism or academic Marxist literary theory will find much in this book . . . .” —P. F. Williams, Choice
"[An] excellent study. . . . The end result is an extremely erudite and provocative analysis of the centrality of culture and aesthetics to modern Marxism. . . . By introducing such important questions into considerations of culture and politics at the contemporary moment, and rigorously historicizing them, Liu Kang's Aesthetics and Marxism marks a significant intervention into contemporary theory and scholarship on Marxism and aesthetics." —Tina Mai Chen, China Review International
“A work of depth and brilliance. The principles Liu articulates here will enrich our understanding of other texts in the Chinese cultural tradition.” — Wang Fengzhen, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
“This book remaps the topography of Marxist aesthetics by highlighting the contributions of Chinese Marxists and Marxist critics, which have been overlooked by Western scholarship.” — David D. W. Wang, Columbia University
“Well-informed, replete with scholarly detail, yet presented in an attractive and engaging manner. It will stand as a pioneering work in the rethinking of the story of Chinese Marxism.” — Gregory B. Lee, Université Jean Moulin
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Liu Kang is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Chinese at Pennsylvania State University. His books include Demonizing China and Bakhtin’s Dialogism and Cultural Theory.
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