January 2025

我们荣幸地宣布，由李小江撰写的《华人、家国与天下——致“仰望星空，心向远方”的年轻学子》（海外中文版）正式出版。

书籍信息
书名：华人、家国与天下——致“仰望星空，心向远方”的年轻学子（海外中文版）
系列名：三只眼转文化丛书，第6卷
作者：李小江
语言：中文（含英语信息）
出版社：环球世纪出版社（Global Century Press）
出版地：伦敦
 页数：306页
书号：
ISBN 978-1-913522-91-9 (精装)
ISBN 978-1-913522-90-2 (平装)
ISBN 978-1-913522-92-6 (电子书)
DOI https://doi.org/10.24103/TETE6.cn.2024

本书凝聚了李小江深厚的学术思考与人生智慧，以书信的形式，与新一代青年学子展开跨世代对话，探讨家国情怀、文化认同与全球视野。诚邀全球读者共读，共同思考当代社会变迁中的知识与责任。

本书提要

本书是李小江教授写给年轻学子的五封信。作者以书信形式表达深刻思考，涵盖学术、民族认同、女性自主等主题。信中，李教授回应“牛津中国论坛”邀请，讨论了中国学者在西方学术界面临的挑战与偏见，呼吁学术应超越文化与国家的局限，追求全球视野中的真理。同时，她探讨了全球化对个人与国家身份的影响，分析了中国文化的独特性，特别是中国农耕文明的历史与地理背景。信中还讨论了“越界生存”现象，指出中国人在全球化背景下跨国界谋求更广阔的生存空间，尤其是知识分子群体的跨文化生存方式。此外，她批评了西方中心主义的女性主义，认为其理论无法适用于非西方社会，强调女性解放应结合各国文化的多样性。通过这些信件，李教授鼓励年轻学子在学术与人生道路上保持理性思考，勇敢追求真理与自我实现。

同时，本书还附有10个相关附件，涵盖了写信与出版的契机与动因、作者在中国女性与性别研究中的历史地位、国内外学者关于作者研究的代表性文章等内容，旨在帮助读者全方位地了解作者的学术成就与社会贡献。

作者简介

李小江教授，中国女性学的开拓者和奠基人。在中国大陆高校创建第一个妇女学研究中心（1985）、第一个性别研究中心（2000）、第一个妇女文化博物馆（1992-2002）、主编第一套“妇女研究丛书”（17册，1987-1992）并主持20世纪中国妇女口述史项目（1992-2003）。曾为加拿大麦吉尔大学人类学系、美国国家自然博物馆、美国东北大学历史系、美国哈佛大学费正清东亚研究中心、日本奈良女大访问学者，以及日本御茶水大学性别研究所特聘教授。李小江是一位具有深厚学术功底和多学科视野的学者。40多年前，她开创和引领了中国本土萌发的“妇女研究运动”，将国外女性主义理论引入中国，推动了妇女与性别研究的普及教育和学科建设，在国内外产生了广泛影响。著有《夏娃的探索》（1987）《性沟》（1989）《走向女人：新时期妇女研究纪实》（1995，日文版，《女性へ向かって》，秋山洋子 Yoko Akiyama 译，明石書店 Akashi Shoten， 1995）《女性/性别的学术问题》（2005）《女性乌托邦》（2016）《日本结》（2017）《历史的性别》（2024）等著作。主编的文集包括《外国女权运动文选》（1986）《华夏女性之谜：中国妇女研究论集》（1988）《中国妇女分层研究》（1991）《性别与中国》（1994）《生育：传统与现代化》（1997）《妇女研究运动：中国个案》（1997）等。她主编的丛书除了上述提及的，还包括“性别与中国”（1997-2000）、“性别论坛”（2000-2022）、“性别研究”2004-2008）、“让女人自己说话：20世纪中国妇女口述史”（4辑，2003）、《乾·坤：性别研究文史文献集萃》（2019-2024）等6套。

李小江还是一位具有深刻思想和高度社会责任感的知识分子，其理念超越学术界，强调跨文化交流与全球视野的重要性，主张知识分子的社会担当，以推动中国及全球公共事务的公正与理性进程。代表作如下：《后寓言：〈狼图腾〉深度诠释》(2010)《后乌托邦批评：<狼图腾>深度诠释》（2013 更新版；英文版 Wolf Totem and the Post-Mao Utopian:A Chinese Perspective on Contemporary Western Scholarship，Brill, 2018）《对话汪晖：现代中国问题——管窥中国大陆学术风向与镜像（1990—2011）》（2014），以及《华人家国与天下——致“仰望星空、心向远方”的年轻学子》（2024）。

目　录

序言

• 总序言 / 陈立行 常向群 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
• 序言一 对中国女性思想家书信的反思——跨代交流中的时间、地点、人性与性别 / 叶玛丽 Maria Jaschok. . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
• 序言二 缘起 / 唐凌. . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
• 引信 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii

第一封信：学术世界 （问学求真）  . . . . . . . .1

• 学术偏见的背景 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
• 学术精神与理想的大学 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
• 多元视角与独立学术道路 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

第二封信：国族天下（身份归属） . . . . . . .  18 

• （地缘）国家的认定和（个人）身份归属的改变 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
• 血亲认同——族群认同——民族认同——国家认同 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

第三封信：问学长安（中国特产）. . . .  . . . . . . 31

• “天下”是一个典型的中国概念 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
• 是什么土、什么水、什么样的人情，最终选择了“长安”？ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
• 中国的历史，安与不安，究竟哪个是常态？ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . 40

第四封信：越界生存（生活方式）. .  . . . . . . . 47

• “越界生存”及中国人越界生存的历程与特征 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
• 全球比较视野中的越界生存中的挑战与学术界的独特性 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
• 个人越界生存的体验与女性的选择 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

第五封信：生为女人（自主选择）. . . . . . . . . . 63

• 女性主义的批判与自我认知 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
• 女性历史与文化的多元视角 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
• 父权制与性别制度的思辨 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
• 现代女性的自我实现与未来愿景 . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

附录
1　给李小江教授的邀请函 / 李沐喆及第一封回信——何谓远方 / 唐凌 . . . . . . 78
2　开拓中国女性研究的人，不想当女性主义者/ 张月 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
3　宁愿消失，也不随波逐流 / 杨瑞春 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
4　《我与妇女研究半世缘》前言 / 李小江 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
5　为中国女性研究破土、奠基、拓疆——李小江著述书目选编 / 素手春秋 . 125
6　“女性/性别研究”奠基工程——史料汇聚及场馆建设 / 李小江 . . . . . . . . 132
7　重审新时期——以李小江为例 / ［美］王玲珍 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
8　20世纪80年代中日“妇女学／性别研究”本土化的比较考察 / 陈晨 . . . . . 167
9　李小江本质论女性主义的学术理论价值 / 畅引婷 杨霞 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
10　将“现代”轻轻地揉进传统——读《独行的缪斯》/ 李小江 . . . . . . . . . . 209
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1 关于本书 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224, 239
1.1 提要和作者 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224, 239
1.2 部分文章提要与作者 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225, 240
1.3 英文目录 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225, 243
1.4 序言一（英文） . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225, 245
1.5 编后记（英文） . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225, 247
1.6 本系列丛书 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225, 255
2 更多来自本社 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227, 257
2.1 本社独有的特色 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227, 257
2.2 本社以全球和转文化视野创造了双语服务的独有特色 . . . . . . . . . . . 228, 257
2.3 本社汉英双语显示体例 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229, 258
2.4 本社中文姓名英文显示体例 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230, 259
2.5 本社系列丛书例举 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231, 260
2.6 本社期刊和辑刊系列 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233, 262

编后记  李小江的学术遗产及其多维度的全球影响 / 常向群

评论

本书展现了思想交流的力量，呈现了一场跨世代女权主义者之间罕见的对话。《书信集》是一部发人深省的作品，揭示了时间与环境的变迁如何塑造知识表达和社会意义。在这封信件往来中，李小江与唐凌展开了一场既亲密又严谨的思想探索，深入探讨了女权主义思想、自我表达以及个人与政治之间的互动关系。她们的交流展现了学术研究如何受历史变迁与个人发展轨迹的影响，提供了关于性别化社会资本、限制与机遇的深刻见解。

本书引导读者反思女权主义话语的演变、跨文化交流以及跨国知识互动的挑战。它突出了思想慷慨与批判性求知如何促进知识共享和自我反思，鼓励读者深入审视意识形态、身份认同与行动力之间的交织关系。写作本身成为一种探索的行为，在这一动态过程中，作者们协商意义、剖析道德困境，并表达对公平与正义的愿景。

通过记录她们不断发展的观点，《书信集》强调了思想对话在塑造女权主义学术研究和推动社会变革中的重要性。这是一本极具价值的著作，帮助读者理解全球框架下中国女性知识分子的现实处境。

选自《序言一》，叶玛丽 Maria Jaschok

本书展现了李小江作为学者、独立知识分子和批判性思想家的深远影响。它凝练了她在中国妇女与性别研究领域的开创性贡献，呈现了她的丰硕研究成果、跨学科视角以及对知识独立的不懈追求。通过她广泛的学术著作，塑造了中国的女权主义话语，强调本土知识与全球理论的批判性对话。

本书收录的书信与附录既是历史记录，也是思想反思，使读者能够领略李小江学术研究的广度和深度。她的写作风格融入了探索精神，使作品既严谨又富有启发性，在学术规范与个人思考之间搭建起一座桥梁。她的批判性思维不仅限于女权主义，还涉及政治哲学、历史叙事以及跨文化对话，提供了独特的洞见。

此外，本书强调了她独立的学术道路，她常常选择与主流潮流保持距离，拒绝随波逐流，而是坚持自我反思和思想自主。正是这种独立精神，使她在当代思想界独树一帜。本书不仅保存了她的思想遗产，也激励后人投身批判性研究，坚守独立学术精神。

选自《编后记》，常向群

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We are pleased to announce the official publication of the book Chinese People: Family, Nation, and the World — Letters to Young Scholars: “Looking Up at the Stars, Reaching for the Horizon” (Overseas Chinese Edition) by LI Xiaojiang, published by Global Century Press (London), 2024. pp.306.

Book Information

Title: Chinese, Homeland, and the World—Letters to Young Scholars Who “Look Up at the Starry Sky and Strive for the Distant Future” (Overseas Edition)
Series: Three Eyes Transcultural Studies Series, Vol. 6
Author: LI Xiaojiang
Language: Chinese (with English information)
Publisher: Global Century Press
Publication Location: London
Pages: 306

ISBN Numbers:

• Hardcover: ISBN 978-1-913522-91-9
• Paperback: ISBN 978-1-913522-90-2
• Ebook: ISBN 978-1-913522-92-6

🔗 DOI: https://doi.org/10.24103/TETE6.cn.2024

About the book

This profound work, written in the form of five letters to young scholars, explores themes such as academia, national identity, and women’s autonomy. In these letters, Professor Li responds to an invitation from the Oxford China Forum, addressing the challenges and biases faced by Chinese scholars in Western academia. She calls for academia to transcend cultural and national boundaries, advocating for the pursuit of truth from a global perspective. At the same time, she examines the impact of globalization on both personal and national identities, offering an in-depth analysis of the uniqueness of Chinese culture—particularly within the historical and geographical context of Chinese agrarian civilization. The letters also explore the phenomenon of ‘border-crossing survival,’ highlighting how Chinese people, especially intellectuals, seek broader living spaces beyond national borders in the context of globalization and adopt cross-cultural ways of existence. Furthermore, Professor Li critiques Western-centric feminism, arguing that its theories are not universally applicable to non-Western societies. She emphasizes that women’s liberation should consider the cultural diversity of different countries. Through these letters, Professor Li encourages young scholars to uphold rational thinking in both their academic and personal journeys, and to bravely pursue truth and self-realization.

Additionally, the book includes 10 related appendices, covering the circumstances and motivations behind the writing and publication of the letters, the author’s historical position in the field of Chinese women’s and gender studies, and representative articles by domestic and international scholars about the author’s research. These appendices aim to provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of the author’s academic achievements and social contributions.

About the author

Professor LI Xiaojiang is a pioneer and foundational figure in Chinese women’s studies. She established the first Women’s Studies Research Centre (1985), the first Gender Studies Centre (2000), and the first Women’s Cultural Museum (1992-2002) at universities in mainland China. She also served as the chief editor of the first ‘Women’s Studies Series’ (17 volumes, 1987-1992) and led the 20th-century Chinese Women’s Oral History Project (1992-2003). She has been a visiting scholar at McGill University’s Department of Anthropology in Canada, the National Museum of Natural History in the United States, the Department of History at Northeastern University in the United States, Harvard University’s Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, the Nara Women’s University in Japan, and a distinguished professor at the Gender Studies Institute of Ochanomizu University in Japan.
LI Xiaojiang is a scholar with a deep academic foundation and a multidisciplinary perspective. Over four decades ago, she pioneered and led the ‘Women’s Studies Movement’ that emerged in China, introducing feminist theories from abroad and promoting the popularization of women’s and gender studies education, as well as the development of these academic disciplines in China. Her work has had a wide-reaching impact both domestically and internationally. Her notable works include Exploring Eve (1987), Sexual Divide (1989), Toward Women: A Documentary on Women’s Studies in the New Era (1995, Japanese edition 女性へ向かって, translated by Yoko Akiyama, Akashi Shoten, 1995), Academic Issues in Women/Gender Studies (2005), Women’s Utopia (2016), The Knot of Japan (2017), and The Gender of History (2024), among others. LI Xiaojiang has also edited a number of important volumes, including Selections from Foreign Feminist Movements (1986), The Mystery of Chinese Women: Essays on Chinese Women’s Studies (1988), Research on the Stratification of Chinese Women (1991), Gender and China (1994), Reproduction: Tradition and Modernization (1997), The Women’s Studies Movement: The Chinese Case (1997), and others. In addition to the series mentioned above, she has also edited six other series, including ‘Gender and China’ (1997-2000), ‘Gender Forum’ (2000-2022), ‘Gender Studies’ (2004-2008), ‘Let Women Speak for Themselves: Oral History of Chinese Women in the 20th Century’ (4 volumes, 2003), and ‘Qian-Kun: A Collection of Gender Studies Historical and Literary Documents’ (2019-2024).

LI Xiaojiang is also an intellectual with profound thought and a strong sense of social responsibility. Her philosophy extends beyond academia, emphasizing the importance of cross-cultural exchange and a global perspective. She advocates for the social responsibility of intellectuals to promote justice and rational progress in public affairs both in China and globally. Her representative works include Post-Fable: A Deep Interpretation of Wolf Totem (2010), Post-Utopian Criticism: A Deep Interpretation of Wolf Totem (2013 Revised Edition; English edition Wolf Totem and the Post-Mao Utopian: A Chinese Perspective on Contemporary Western Scholarship, Brill, 2018), Dialogue with Wang Hui: Modern Chinese Issues—A Glimpse of Academic Trends and Mirrors in Mainland China (1990-2011) (2014), and Chinese People: Family, Nation, and the World — Letters to Young Scholars ‘Looking Up at the Stars, Reaching for the Horizon’ (2024).

Contents

• General Preface / Lixing Chen and Xiangqun Chang ………. vii
• Preface 1 / Maria Jaschok ………. ix
• Preface 2 Origin / Tang Ling ………. xii
• Fuses ………. xvii

• Background of Academic Prejudice 1
• The Spirit of Academia and the Ideal University 6
• Diverse Perspectives and Independent Academic Pathways 8

• The Recognition of (Geopolitical) Nations and Changes in (Personal) Identity 13
• Kinship Identity — Ethnic Identity — National Identity 24

• “天下” (The World) as a Typical Chinese Concept 35
• What Soil, What Water, and What Kind of Human Affection Ultimately Chose “Chang’an”? 45
• Chinese History: Stability and Instability, Which One is the Norm? 53

• “Border-Crossing Survival” and the History and Characteristics of Chinese Border-Crossing Survival 64
• Challenges in Border-Crossing Survival from a Global Comparative Perspective and the Uniqueness of Academia 71
• Personal Experiences of Border-Crossing Survival and Women’s Choices 76

• Critique of Feminism and Self-Awareness 1
• Multiple Perspectives on Women’s History and Culture 6
• Patriarchy and the Gender System: Reflections 8
• Self-Realization of Modern Women and Future Visions 8

1. Invitation Letter to Professor LI Xiaojiang / LI Muzhe;  The First Reply Letter – What is Far Away / Ling Tang, President of the British Postgraduate Network for Chinese Studies………. 78
2. The Person Who Pioneered Chinese Women’s Studies Doesn’t Want to Be a Feminist / ZHANG Yue……. 97
3. I’d Rather Disappear Than Follow the Crowd / YANG Ruichun………. 118
4. Foreword to My Half-Century Connection with Women’s Studies / LI Xiaojiang ………. 121
5. Breaking Ground, Laying the Foundation, and Expanding Horizons for Chinese Women’s Studies — A Selection of Li Xiaojiang’s Works / SU Shouchun ………. 125
6. The Founding Project of ‘Women/Gender Studies’ — Compilation of Historical Materials and Venue Construction ……….132
7. Re-examining the New Era — The Case of Li Xiaojiang / [U.S.] Lingzhen Wang ………. 139
8. A Comparative Study of the Localization of “Women’s Studies / Gender Studies” in China and Japan in the 1980s / CHEN Chen ……….167
9. The Academic Theoretical Value of LI Xiaojiang’s Essential Feminism / CHANG Yiting, YANG Xia ……….185
10. Gently Weaving the ‘Modern’ into Tradition — A Reading of The Muse Who Walks Alone / LI Xiaojiang………. 209

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This book exemplifies the power of intellectual exchange, offering a rare dialogue between feminists across generations. The Letters is a revelatory collection that illuminates how contingencies of time and place shape intellectual expression and social significance. Through this correspondence, LI Xiaojiang and Tang Ling engage in an intimate and rigorous exploration of feminist thought, self-expression, and the interplay of personal and political dimensions. Their exchange demonstrates how scholarship is shaped by historical shifts and individual trajectories, offering profound insights into gendered social capital, constraints, and opportunities.

This work invites readers to reflect on the evolution of feminist discourse, cross-cultural encounters, and the challenges of transnational intellectual engagement. It highlights how intellectual generosity and critical curiosity foster knowledge-sharing and self-reflexivity, empowering readers to examine the intersections of ideology, identity, and agency. Writing itself emerges as an act of discovery, a dynamic process through which the authors negotiate meaning, probe moral ambiguities, and articulate visions for justice and equity.

By chronicling their evolving perspectives, The Letters underscores the importance of intellectual dialogue in shaping feminist scholarship and broader social transformation. It is an invaluable contribution to understanding the lived realities of Chinese women intellectuals within a global framework.

Summarised from Preface one, by Maria Jaschok 

This book highlights LI Xiaojiang’s profound impact as an academic scholar, independent intellectual, and critical thinker. It encapsulates her pioneering contributions to Chinese women’s and gender studies, showcasing her prolific research, interdisciplinary insights, and unwavering commitment to intellectual independence. Through her extensive body of work, she has shaped feminist discourse in China, emphasizing local knowledge and critical engagement with global theories.

The book’s collection of letters and appendices serves as both a historical record and an intellectual reflection, allowing readers to appreciate the depth and breadth of LI Xiaojiang’s scholarship. Her literary style, infused with a spirit of inquiry, makes her work accessible yet thought-provoking, bridging academic rigor with personal reflection. Her critical thinking extends beyond feminism, offering insights into political and philosophical debates, historical narratives, and cross-cultural dialogues.

Furthermore, the book underscores her independent approach to scholarship, which often diverged from mainstream trends. Her refusal to follow prevailing ideological currents and her emphasis on self-reflexivity and intellectual autonomy make her a unique figure in contemporary thought. This work not only preserves her intellectual legacy but also inspires future generations to engage in critical inquiry and uphold the spirit of independent scholarship.

Summarised from Postscript, by Xiangqun Chang

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