The Chinese Enlightenment : Intellectuals and the Legacy of the May Fourth Movement of 1919 / Vera Schwarcz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schwarcz, Vera, Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (416 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2019

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [1986]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

It is widely accepted, both inside China and in the West, that contemporary Chinese history begins with the May Fourth Movement. Vera Schwarcz's imaginative new study provides China scholars and historians with an analysis of what makes that event a turning point in the intellectual, spiritual, cultural and political life of twentieth-century China. It is widely accepted, both inside China and in the West, that contemporary Chinese history begins with the May Fourth Movement. Vera Schwarcz's imaginative new study provides China scholars and historians with an analysis of what makes that event a turni

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Preface

Acknowledgments

A Note on Romanization

Introduction: The Particularity of Enlightenment in Modern China

1. May 4, 1919: The Making of a New Generation

2. The Emergence of New Intellectuals:Generational Collaboration and Debate

3. The May Fourth Enlightenment

4. The Crucible of Political Violence, 1925-1927

5. Toward a New Enlightenment, 1928-1938

6. May Fourth as Allegory

Conclusion: The Enduring Challenge of Enlightenment

Appendix A: Members of the New Tide Society

Appendix B: Officers of the New Tide Society

Appendix C: New Tide and Citizen Members in the Beijing University Commoners' Education Lecture Society

Notes

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780520341203

0520341201

OCLC:

1153486075