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This book is the story of the lives and work of the prominent intellectuals who taught or studied at Lianda University under extraordinary wartime conditions.

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Preface Introduction Part I. Patriot's Pilgrimage: 1. From Beiping to Changsha 2. Lianda's long march 3. The charms of Mengzi Part II. Interactions: 4. Lianda and the Yunnanese 5. Chongqing and Kunming 6. The Lianda ethos Part III. A Pride of Professors: 7. The College of Arts 8. The College of Social Sciences 9. War and scholarship 10. The College of Natural Sciences 11. The College of Engineering 12. The teachers' college 13. Years of hope: 1938-1941 14. Years of endurance 1941-1943 15. Years of trial: 1943-1945 16. Fulfilling the mandate: 1945-1946 Conclusion Appendices Notes Bibliography Index.

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      Publisher: Stanford University Press
      Publication Date: 01/01/1999
      ISBN13: 9780804729291, 978-0804729291
      ISBN10: 0804729298
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book is the story of the lives and work of the prominent intellectuals who taught or studied at Lianda University under extraordinary wartime conditions.

      Table of Contents
      Preface Introduction Part I. Patriot's Pilgrimage: 1. From Beiping to Changsha 2. Lianda's long march 3. The charms of Mengzi Part II. Interactions: 4. Lianda and the Yunnanese 5. Chongqing and Kunming 6. The Lianda ethos Part III. A Pride of Professors: 7. The College of Arts 8. The College of Social Sciences 9. War and scholarship 10. The College of Natural Sciences 11. The College of Engineering 12. The teachers' college 13. Years of hope: 1938-1941 14. Years of endurance 1941-1943 15. Years of trial: 1943-1945 16. Fulfilling the mandate: 1945-1946 Conclusion Appendices Notes Bibliography Index.

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