The rise of political intellectuals in modern China
Subtitle: May Fourth societies and the roots of mass-party politics
By: Shakhar Rahav
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9780199382262; 9780190885014
Subjects: Politics and government; Radicalism; Radicals; Intellectuals; Social conditions; Societies; Political parties; History
Description: "This book is a social history of cultural and political radicals during China's May Fourth movement (1915-1923). The book investigates the cultural-political societies activist Yun Daiying founded, illuminating the ways in which May Fourth developed in hinterland cities and prepared the ground for the mass-party politics of the Nationalist Party and Communist Party"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-222) and index.
Table of contents: title: Seeds of radicalism in a hinterland metropolis; title: "We are not powerless, China's affairs are not hopeless"; title: A communal bookstore; title: Sociability and ideology; title: From societies to party; title: Conclusion.