Rise of Political Intellectuals in Modern China - May Fourth Societies and the Roots of Mass-Party Politics

Zusatztext Among the notable strengths of this book is Rahav's thoughtful interrogation of sources such as Yun's diary ... and careful recounting of how Yun graduated from social clubs to political parties. By rejecting historical teleology, Rahav offers readers a model of political leadership based on intimate relationships between intellectuals and the masses, rather than a model of confrontational struggle as per the Cultural Revolution. By examining sociability rather than ideology, Rahav explains the appeal of mass politics and the formation of social cohesion across diverse ideas in the May Fourth movement. Informationen zum Autor Shakhar Rahav is a lecturer in Asian Studies at the University of Haifa. He studied for his PhD at the University of California, Berkeley with Wen-hsin Yeh and Frederic Wakeman. His research explores the role of intellectuals in politics and society in modern China. His work has been published in Chinese, Hebrew, and in English in The China Quarterly, and Twentieth Century China. Klappentext This book is a social history of Wuhan radicals during China's May Fourth movement (1915-1923). Zusammenfassung This book is a social history of Wuhan radicals during China's May Fourth movement (1915-1923). Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. Seeds of Radicalism in a Hinterland Metropolis 2. "We Are Not Powerless, China's Affairs Are Not Hopeless": Yun Daiying and the Mutual Aid Society 3. A Communal Bookstore: The Benefit the Masses Book Society 4. Sociability And Ideology: May Fourth Social Networking 5. From Societies To Party Conclusion Bibliography Glossary Index

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• Authors: Shakhar Rahav, Shakhar (Lecturer (Assistant Professor) Rahav, Rahav Shakhar
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2015
• EAN: 9780199382262
• ISBN: 978-0-19-938226-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Asia / China, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Politics & government, Social and cultural history, Politics and government, Asian History, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General