Negotiating a Chinese federation: the exchange of ideas and political collaborations between China's men of guns and men of letters, 1919-1923

"This book offers the first comprehensive study of the ways in which China's men of guns (so-called "warlords") and men of letters (May Fourth intellectuals) engaged one another for the making of a Chinese federation between 1919 and 1923. Breaking the constructed dichotomy betwe...

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Main Author: Guo, Vivienne Xiangwei (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston Brill [2022]
Series:Ideas, history, and modern China volume 28
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Summary:"This book offers the first comprehensive study of the ways in which China's men of guns (so-called "warlords") and men of letters (May Fourth intellectuals) engaged one another for the making of a Chinese federation between 1919 and 1923. Breaking the constructed dichotomy between the men of guns and men of letters, Vivienne Guo's analysis reappraises Chinese warlordism against the backdrop of the Chinese enlightenment. Exploring the ideological underpinnings and political vigour of the Chinese federalist movement, Negotiating A Chinese Federation provides a fresh interpretation of China's cultural renewal and state-building"--
Physical Description:VIII, 278 Seiten 25 cm
ISBN:9789004528642
9004528644

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