From Sinology to post-chineseness : Intellectual history of China, chinese people, and chinese civilization

Contents: Introduction. --Following the path of Italian synology. --China in Belgium: from a religious, economic and political interest to the development of an academic discipline

--Changes historical context about modern Japan's cognition on China: 1) A discussion from the Alame of "Shina". 2) Indonesian intellectuals and China: a brief introduction. 3) Hungarian and polish sinology - parallel lives. 4) From sinology to contemporary China studies: the case of Hong Kong in the post-war period. 5) The social construction of the realm of the discipline: polish sinology. 6) China studies in the Philippines: evolution and challenges. 7) China studies in contemporary South Asia. 8) A project note on the "Russian sinology (2008-2015): results and prospects. 9) Orol history of chinese studies in Thailand: a project note. 10) A comparative analysis of the oral history of vietnamese scholars on China studies.