The Power of Position: Beijing University, Intellectuals, and Chinese Political Culture, 1898-1929 (Volume 3) (Berkeley Series in Interdisciplinary Studies of China) First Edition
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ISBN-13: 978-0520237674
ISBN-10: 0520237676
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Throughout the twentieth century, Beijing University (or Beida) has been at the center of China's greatest political and cultural upheavals―from the May Fourth Movement of 1919 to the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s to the tragic events in Tiananmen Square in 1989. Why this should be―how Beida's historical importance has come to transcend that of a mere institution of higher learning--is a question at the heart of this book. A study of intellectuals and political culture during the past century's tumultuous early decades, The Power of Position is the first to focus on Beida, China's oldest and best-known national university.
Timothy B. Weston portrays the university as a key locus used by intellectuals to increase their influence in society. Weston analyzes the links between intellectuals' political and cultural commitments and their specific manner of living. He also compares Beijing's intellectual culture with that of the rising metropolis of Shanghai. What emerges is a remarkably nuanced and complex picture of life at China's leading university, especially in the decades leading up to the May Fourth Movement.
Timothy B. Weston portrays the university as a key locus used by intellectuals to increase their influence in society. Weston analyzes the links between intellectuals' political and cultural commitments and their specific manner of living. He also compares Beijing's intellectual culture with that of the rising metropolis of Shanghai. What emerges is a remarkably nuanced and complex picture of life at China's leading university, especially in the decades leading up to the May Fourth Movement.
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“Weston pushes far beyond such narrow confines in his very impressive study.” ― CHOICE
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An invaluable book that fills a yawning gap in our understanding of the political and intellectual life of early-twentieth-century China.--David Strand, author of Rickshaw Beijing
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"An invaluable book that fills a yawning gap in our understanding of the political and intellectual life of early-twentieth-century China."―David Strand, author of Rickshaw Beijing
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Timothy B. Weston is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is coeditor of China Beyond the Headlines (2000).
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- Publisher : University of California Press; First edition (February 27, 2004)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 338 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0520237676
- ISBN-13 : 978-0520237674
- Lexile measure : 1640L
- Item Weight : 1.4 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 1.1 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #6,339,849 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,444 in Education History & Theory
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