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China's Intellectuals and the State : In Search of a New Relationship / Edited by Merle Goldman, Timothy Cheek, Carol Lee Hamrin.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Harvard contemporary China series ; 3.
- Harvard Contemporary China Series ; 3
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Intellectual life.
- Political science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Other Title:
- In Search of a New Relationship
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 1987.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Today's intellectuals in China inherit a mixed tradition in terms of their relationship to the state. Some follow the Confucian literati watchdog role of criticizing abuses of political power. Marxist intellectuals judge the state's practices on the basis of Communist ideals. Others prefer the May Fourth spirit, dedicated to the principles of free scholarly and artistic expression. The Chinese government, for its part, has undulated in its treatment of intellectuals, applying restraints when free expression threatened to get "out of control," relaxing controls when state policies required the cooperation, good will, and expertise of intellectuals.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: China's Intellectuals and the State : In Search of a New Relationship,
- ISBN:
- 9781684171095
- 9780674119727
- OCLC:
- 570071919
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9781684171095 DOI
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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