Chinese Enlightenment - Intellectuals and the Legacy of the May Fourth Movement of 1919

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.

About the author

Vera Schwarcz is Professor of East Asian Studies and History at Wesleyan University.

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.

Product details

• Authors: Vera Schwarcz, Schwarcz Vera
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.03.1990
• EAN: 9780520068377
• ISBN: 978-0-520-06837-7
• No. of pages: 409
• Series: Center for Chinese Studies, Uc; Center for Chinese Studies, UC Berkeley; Center for Chinese Studies, UC Berkeley
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; China, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Asia / China, Social and cultural history, Asian History, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period)