Binding: Paperback
Description: This book looks at China's May Fourth Movement and how it has been contextualised in modern Chinese history. Tracing the roots of the movement and of modern Chinese literary and intellectual traditions the book analyses how the movement transformed ideas culture and social practices in the country. The volume presents a critical in - depth study of the May Fourth Movement from interdisciplinary perspectives. With essays written by scholars and experts from India China and the West it discusses concepts and themes such as nationalism; the citizen and revolutionary morality in the late Qing dynasty as well as Lu Xun's struggle with the aporetic temporalities of capitalist modernity; the May Fourth spirit and the Communist Party of China; the birth of the New Woman ; and the literature cinema and art produced during the movement. It also examines how the waves created by the movement in Chinese culture and society continue to influence and shape events and thoughts in contemporary times. This book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of Chinese Studies Chinese history Asian Studies Asian history political history and cultural history.
Title: China's May Fourth Movement New Narratives And Perspectives
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781032425078
Pages: 272 Pages, 2 Halftones, Black And White; 2 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 2/28/2023
Category: Revolutionary Groups & Movements