Touches of history
Subtitle: an entry into 'May Fourth' China
By: by Chen Pingyuan ; translated by Michel Hockx
Series: Brill's humanities in China library -- v. 2
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 437
ISBN-13: 9789004157538
Subjects: Intellectuals; Intellectual life; History
Work titles: Chu mo li shi yu jin ru wu si
Description: Touches of History represents a groundbreaking attempt to return to a study of May Fourth that is solidly grounded in historical fact. Favouring smaller stories over grand narratives, concentrating on unknown, marginal materials rather than familiar key documents, and highlighting May Fourths indebtedness to the cultural debates of the preceding late Qing period, Chen Pingyuan reconstructs part of the actual historical scenery, demonstrating the great variety of ideas expressed during those tumultuous decades.
Notes: Translation of: Chu mo li shi yu jin ru wu si.

Includes bibliographical references and index.