The rise of political intellectuals in modern China : May Fourth societies and the roots of mass-party politics / Shakhar Rahav.
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2015Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190238971 (ebook) :.Subject(s): China -- History -- May Fourth movement, 1919 | Yun, Daiying, 1895-1931 | Radicalism -- China -- History -- 20th century | Political parties -- China -- History -- 20th century | China -- Politics and government -- 1912-1928 | Radicals -- China -- Wuhan -- Societies, etc. -- History -- 20th century | Intellectuals -- China -- Wuhan -- Societies, etc. -- History -- 20th century | Radicalism -- China -- Wuhan -- History -- 20th century | Wuhan (China) -- Politics and government -- 20th century | Wuhan (China) -- Social conditions -- 20th centuryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199382262DDC classification: 951.041 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This is a social and cultural history of political radicals during China's pivotal May Fourth Movement (1915-1923). It examines the everyday life of May Fourth activists in Wuhan, central China's most important urban centre. By examining the cultural-political societies founded by the local teacher and journalist Yun Daiying (1895-1931) the book illuminates the ways in which the May Fourth Movement developed in hinterland urban centres and from there into a nationwide movement, which ultimately provided the basis for the emergence of the Nationalist Party (Guomindang) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).| Item type | Current library | Copy number | Status | |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
This is a social and cultural history of political radicals during China's pivotal May Fourth Movement (1915-1923). It examines the everyday life of May Fourth activists in Wuhan, central China's most important urban centre. By examining the cultural-political societies founded by the local teacher and journalist Yun Daiying (1895-1931) the book illuminates the ways in which the May Fourth Movement developed in hinterland urban centres and from there into a nationwide movement, which ultimately provided the basis for the emergence of the Nationalist Party (Guomindang) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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